A “Keeper†– those moments in life that we cherish. Seeing your daughter take her first steps. An extra special holiday. It may even be an event from your childhood, like the first time you rode your bicycle without...
Read MoreBridging the gap. It’s an idiom used to connect two things, making the difference between them smaller. Sometimes in life there is a gap. It may be the difference between something we learn and applying it. Or, it may have...
Read MoreThis is Part 2 in a 2 part series. To read Part 1 please click here Is there intelligent life elsewhere? What does the Bible say about that? Did God create life on other planets? Well, here goes my take on it: An interesting...
Read MoreI was watching an Andy Andrews podcast recently, and he was talking about how we have to escape thinking through an incomplete thought. Incomplete thoughts are dangerous. Well, not like tornadoes or anything, but still. We want...
Read MoreHere’s the scenario: a friend asks how you are doing. “Busy,” you reply. Busy. Great! What does that really say? We’re all busy doing something, right? We all want to be busy doing good things. However,...
Read MoreWhen Jesus died on the cross, there was a lot of pain. We feel His pain when we go to church on Easter. Lots of people show up that don’t normally attend church and we hear of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection....
Read MoreMan I love to cook up good memories. I run into old friends occasionally. Two of them just last week that I haven’t seen in many years. And so circumstance entices a decision: Should we make more memories? Should we spend...
Read MoreJohn Maxwell wrote that we will each influence on average 10,000 people in our lifetime. That’s a crazy big number. I can easily understand how someone like Maxwell could influence that number and even many more. However,...
Read MoreTis the season… for what? To go shopping… To be merry… To make Figgie pudding… Plus the standing rib roast… yes… The 12 Scents Of Christmas… How Do You Say Christmas? Another one to ponder that I have...
Read MoreHow do you explain the Gospel? The question came up twice for me in the same week, and low and behold I’ve never articulated the thought in writing… so I thought I better have at it! Bilbo B. wasn’t exactly...
Read MoreSeven billion people in the world today. Holy wow, that is challenging to wrap my mind around. When I think about how enormous humanity has grown to I have to stop to think: Can one person really make a difference? I mean, sure...
Read MoreWe often think of calling as a big-picture objective. That it is, indeed. We were all born for a reason, with an intended purpose. We all fit into the big picture of humanity. More people are getting in tune with the notion of...
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