Selective Neglect…What Not To Do
There’s the story of a young violinist, the youngest to ever play Carnegie Hall. She rocked it, got a standing ovation and was led giddy from the stage to the press room. “How did you…
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.
People Make Rules So They Don’t Have To Make Decisions
I hate stupid rules. When I see a sign that says “It is unlawful to bring your dog on the beach,” I want to go buy myself another dog just to break the rule. Why…
Love People, Use Things
We all have memories we wish we didn’t. For me, there’s the fuzzy memory of a face sitting at a desk in the back of my office at AT&T. I don’t even remember her name….
“I Don’t Think I Can Trust You”
What do you do when you hear this? When somebody lets you know your word isn’t good because you said you were going to do something and didn’t do it? Or you did something so…
The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil
Last August, I wrote (here) about how functionally, decisions come down to choices between the greater of two goods or the lesser of two evils. There’s another dimension I didn’t mention….the lesser of two evils…
The 3 Questions Always Asked in Relationships
I love to hear great speakers. Years ago, someone gave me a recording of Lou Holtz giving a motivational speech to a bunch of sales people. What he said has never left; it comes back…
The Idea of the Thing
Learning to recognize the “thing” versus the “idea of the thing” is huge. For years, I kept my eye out for a ’66 yellow GTO like the one I had as a kid. One day,…
Dilution is the Solution to Pollution
When 172 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, one of the environmental experts put this out. Greenpeace was appalled, but the principle stands. The reverse is true too. And…
The More You Have, The Less You Care
Spend time in developing countries and you’ll find extremely poor people giving up what little they have to help others in need. Jeff Foxworthy volunteers at an inner city ministry here in Atlanta. Last Christmas,…
Where Does Your Significance Come From?
‘How much is enough’ put us on the money trail. But ‘Where does your significance come from’ is the “who” question. Start trying to figure out where your significance comes from and it’ll lead you…
