It’s Days Like Today . . . It’s Days Like Today . . .
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It’s Days Like Today . . .

It’s days like today (as I write this on Wednesday Nov. 9, 2016) . . . that make me so happy . . .  once I trust God with everything. Seriously, I’ve been so satisfied…

Stop Worrying About Work Stop Worrying About Work
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Stop Worrying About Work

I talked to an old friend recently who reminded me of the old saying “there are two kinds of people in the world; the kind who divide the world into two kinds of people and…

Money Monkey Money Monkey
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Money Monkey

When I was very young, I dreamed of the day I would buy my first car. My dad made it clear to me that I would pay for my first car and that I had…

Time is of the Essence Time is of the Essence
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Time is of the Essence

Our whole existence revolves around time. It’s behind our busyness, our drive to perform, our difficulty focusing. Almost all stress is time-induced. The things we stress over would be less stressful if we had more…

7 Nuggets For First Job Seekers 7 Nuggets For First Job Seekers
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7 Nuggets For First Job Seekers

If you mentor younger men (or women for that matter), you’ll ultimately be in a conversation about career choices. It might be your son or son-in-law, the son of a friend or someone from your…

Extra Time Extra Time
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Extra Time

When I grew up, we didn’t play soccer. I’m still not sure I understand penalty kicks, corner kicks or what ‘offside’ means. But most mystifying is how they keep time. With multimillion-dollar scoreboards and digital…

More Time = Less Stress More Time = Less Stress
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More Time = Less Stress

Dictionary.com defines stress as “ mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension.” I get the “strain” and “tension” thing . . . the gap between what is and what could or should be. And no doubt,…

Half a Year – Gone! Half a Year – Gone!
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Half a Year – Gone!

Check your calendar. The 4th of July is tomorrow. That means June 30th has come and gone. Half of 2014 is over. Just like that. About this time last year, Belle Beth Cooper¹ wrote an…

Getting Off Track Getting Off Track
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Getting Off Track

How does it work that someone so close to God . . .  so “filled with the Spirit” . . . so fired up and full of love . . . ends up distraught, angry…