It is a danger to the Church to adhere to cultural norms at the expense of Biblical pattern. The “make it alone” way of living in the United States is not the way Jesus modeled for us to follow, or raise our children in. The repeated stress that sixteen and seventeen year old kids face as everyone asks them what their plan for their life is and how they are going to singlehandedly accomplish it is damaging and wrong. None know what the plan of their whole life is, though, as I once boldly proclaimed to a large group of people, I know the calling of every person: that is to walk as a child of God. Luke and I are in that ripe stage of life where direction is what we seek and passion is full-throttle for what our purposes in the earth are. Past the years of expectation to be students, now in a young marriage and early parenthood, we’re classic explorers. True faith is accompanied by works, the work of going after what you have faith for. No one can accuse us of laziness, lack of faith,