Fore!!!

July 29, 2008
That would be what one might hear if I was ever to take to the links.  Probably on every shot on every hole.  Unless we consider miniature golf, of which I am very good.   But I am not speaking of miniature golf.  I am speaking of regular golf.  And regular golf is what [...]

Sean is Gone

July 25, 2008
Last Monday we had the privilege of sending off another one of our guys due to graduating the program.  Sean was here almost 14 months, had many ups and downs, worked hard on the things he needed to work on, and left Salem successful.  Sean came to Salem with some pretty significant issues, [...]

So Close

July 20, 2008
This past Saturday was the state softball tournament.  After an almost undefeated regular season, our guys headed off to Springfield yesterday ready to add another state title to the growing trophy collection at Salem Ranch.  Unfortunately, it was not to be as we fought to a third-place finish in this year’s state championship.
 
We [...]

Graduating High School

July 11, 2008
Something very cool and very rare occurred at Salem this week; we held a high school graduation.  It is not real common for our boys to finish high school in the time they are here.  Even rarer is the time when three of our boys finish high school relatively close to one another.  [...]

Amazing Again

July 4, 2008
A few days ago I wrote about the work of Calvary Baptist Church at Salem the second week of June.  In this second part, in true David Letterman fashion, is a compiled list of the top 10 memories that we took away from the trip.  Some are serious, some are funny, but all [...]

Is Tommy Really Gone

July 3, 2008
On June 20 a significant event happened at Salem.  Tommy graduated.  For those who may not know, Tommy had been here a long time.  Tommy came when Salem re-opened several years ago, and essentially grew up at Salem.  You might say Tommy defined Salem.  Let me try to explain what I mean.
 
To begin [...]