7 Things I’ve Learned about Death & Dying
Thoughts on ‘trans-portation’ (the end of life here and the beginning of life in heaven…there is no ‘death’ for Jesus’ brothers and sisters). 1. People want to be ‘walked home’ – just like on a…
Spiritual Growth
Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
Go Down the “Amazon” with Radical Mentoring
[Today, we have a guest post written by Daniel Kosmala, Media & Marketing Manager for Radical Mentoring. He is 23 years old, loves to learn from older, wiser guys (including reading books they’ve written), and…
Think With Your Head, Not With Your Heart
A young friend sends me an email draft. He’s about to ‘blow the head off’ an important person in his business life. He’s frustrated . . . even justified to ‘tell it like it is.’…
Commerce Over Charity
Not too long ago, our T.V. screens flashed images of bloated-bellied African children. Emotion-filled voices pleaded for donations to save them from starvation. Either those ads stopped working or the situation has improved. Probably a…
Generosity in our Generation and Beyond
Today we’ve got our first ever video blog! Although it says the video is 11 minutes, we’ve cut it down to 5 so you can get the meat of the message. Enjoy and give us…
Friendship Grows in the Darkness
The old saying goes “to have a friend, you have to be one.” I don’t think so. To me that describes a business deal. That’s a trade, not a friendship. Haven’t you been friends with…
Life is a Puzzle
Here in the south, we have these restaurants called Cracker Barrel. On every table is a little puzzle made out of wood and golf tees. Sort of like ‘checkers’ (or chess for you really smart…
A Shortcut for Suffering
A young friend of mine named Andrew is about to release his first full-length film. It’s called After the End. It’s a film about dealing with pain and sorrow. It was birthed when Andrew’s dad…
Not Deciding is Deciding
What about those deals we don’t ever really decide? We think one way for a while, then we think the other way. Back and forth we swing. “Maybe I will….nah, I don’t think I will.”…
Who’s the Most Important Person to You?
I’ve picked up on a habit. I have it. You may have it too. You may think it’s dumb but it’s not. It’s called ‘self referencing’. When one ‘self references’, they take the topic of…
