Dr. Scott Toussaint

Thirty nine years ago tonight, Janet and I, along with our families and bridal party, were celebrating our rehearsal dinner at a restaurant in the south suburbs of Chicago named the Barn. It was one of our favorite places to…

I was in Dallas Monday evening and before I went to bed, I checked my Facebook account and found that there was a tremendous amount of activity surrounding the fact that Carmel, IN, was apparently just voted the #1 best…

This week-end, Kristin and the boys came to have dinner with us on Sunday. We have make it a habit to have dinner together each week so the boys stay grounded and connected with us. After grilling hamburgers, we roasted…

This week-end, Janet's sister, brother-in-law and niece, Emily, all came to Indianapolis to get Emily settled into her dorm room at Butler University  where she is starting as a freshman. It will be great to have Emily in the area…

I watched the Today show this morning and was really surprised at how much ground they covered. For starters, Matt Lauer, Al Roker and the rest of the group were dancing to the concert by Lionel Ritchie which was taking…

It's August 15th and today marks the birthday of my first childhood pet, Colby, our beloved French Poodle. We got him back in the mid sixties when I was in my very early teens and he died several months after…

Last Thursday and Friday a small group of us attended the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit; a two day conference originating at Willow Creek Church in Barrington, IL and simulcast throughout the world to more than 45 countries. It reaches…

I was sitting in my office this afternoon when I received an email from my cousin, along with a picture of our paternal grandparents, Lettie and Jake Toussaint, on their wedding day, August 14, 1912. That's right - 100 years…

I wrote my 400th post at the end of last week; it had to do with the purpose of TBTB and discussed whether or not personal challenges excluded pastors, priests or any spiritual leader from being able to assist other…