A Positive Life
Living with HIV as a Pastor, Husband, and Father

We as healthcare workers were frightened and confused when HIV surfaced in the 80s. Hard to imagine actually being diagnosed with it and having to deal with all that is involved in the management of this disease. And in this case, add to that hemophilia, hepatitus C, and later heart disease. But thi......more

Interesting non-fiction on early HIV days......more

A simple, quick read. A valuable portrait of a man living with HIV/AIDS. Enjoyable memoir about a Christian hemophiliac who tested positive for HIV at a time when he described it as modern-day leprosy. Told he would only live three years, he has lived another quarter-century, struggling to balance ma......more

In the 1980s AIDS was a four letter word. And that's what it was when 16 year old Shane learned he had this disease that was then considered something that would kill you in a matter of a few years. Yet, Shane decided to live a normal life. He married his high school sweetheart, and he was the first......more

I'm biased by the fact that this guy is my pastor. And what a pastor he is. Despite his struggles, he consistently lives in faith and joy. I have personally witnessed as he puts his family first, and it shows. It's amazing to listen to him each Sunday, knowing the challenges he lives with, and be con......more