Great Insults . . . Great Insults . . .
Community

Great Insults . . .

My friend Rod sent this the other day. It harkens back to the days when insults required more thought than ‘4 letter words’ or references to the other guy’s mother. Enjoy these but don’t use…

What’s Your Watts? What’s Your Watts?
Prayer

What’s Your Watts?

Walk into a dark room and flip the light switch. Darkness disappears, replaced by light. In fact, darkness isn’t really a ‘thing’ in and of itself.  Just something that happens when there’s no light. Genesis…

Christian or Disciple? Christian or Disciple?
Theology

Christian or Disciple?

About 173 million Americans identify themselves as Christians. If you’re reading this blog, odds are you’re one of them. Now I’m neither smart nor well-read enough to explain the various criteria used to validate one’s…

11 Things I Learned in 2017 11 Things I Learned in 2017
Things I Learned

11 Things I Learned in 2017

I have compassion when I understand – If someone seems extraordinarily fearful, my gut reaction is to tell them “Be brave, what are the odds of that bad thing happening?” But when I understand the…

Five Types of Thinkers Five Types of Thinkers
Decision-Making

Five Types of Thinkers

As I think about the guys I’ve mentored, what strikes me is how differently they think. In rummaging through some old files, I found this little piece on different types of thinkers. (I know I…

The Star The Star
Purpose

The Star

So our daughter-in-law invites us to go to the movie with her and our grandsons. Since they’re 10 and 7, I know it’s going to be animated and probably have something to do with robots…

The Next Step The Next Step
Workplace Ministry

The Next Step

Watching my grandkids and my friend’s grandkids grow up over the years always reminded me of how God organized most things into steps. Mother’s milk, followed by soft food, followed by solid food. Rolling over…

It Starts with Love It Starts with Love
Workplace Ministry

It Starts with Love

We have to love the people we work with. Jesus directed us to. He told us to “love your neighbor as yourself.” He wants you to love the people you work with, even those you…

Marriage . . . In Retrospect Marriage . . . In Retrospect
Marriage

Marriage . . . In Retrospect

Ronald Wayne, one of the co-founders of Apple Computer, sold his 10% interest in the company for $800 . . . less than two weeks after it started. What would have ended up being worth…

The Downside of Intentionality The Downside of Intentionality
Community

The Downside of Intentionality

People tell me I’m one of the most intentional people they know. I’ve given away a hundred copies of a book with a light switch on the cover asking, “Is what you’re about to do…