I’m reading the newspaper one Tuesday morning, and there on the obituary page I see a photo with a story about a local retired executive who had died of cancer. ...
Have you ever heard of Ignacy Paderewski? He was the Prime Minister of Poland in 1919, but before that he was a piano player. More than just a piano player, he was a...
I want to make a simple request of those who read this piece. I am going to mention Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, but I will not offer an opinion on whether or not...
You’d never guess they share DNA or the same parents. ...
On a recent vacation to Ireland, I struck up a conversation one evening with a guy in a pub while out listening...
The first of three articles on the importance of management.Leadership Network asked me to participate in a Sage Conference by responding to...
We drive 530 miles to say goodbye to summer. ...
"Remember, students: P.M.A.! P.M.A.!" That was the mantra my 7th grade science teacher would recite ad infinitum throughout class each day. He was of the conviction that a "positive mental attitude" could help...
It was just a joke, guy banter in the break room. It was funny and very inappropriate. My conscience burned that night...
It was hot when we finally loaded up our little SUV with everything that wouldn’t or couldn’t fit on the moving van. I remember tightening the straps on the canvas cargo carrier we...
Have you ever been in a meeting, minding your own business, maybe thinking about what you might want to have for dinner...
What matters to God is the way we work, not what we do for work. This is a common perception of work...
When I was in college, I went down to the dining hall one morning. Spotting someone I knew sitting by himself, I...
Pride is the sin we least like to see in others, and the one that we least notice in ourselves.
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It’s often said around here that my daughter got most of what’s on her outside from her mother. Most of the insides come from me. ...
While going through my morning routine, a comment on one of our sites in the High Calling blog network caught my eye. I’d like to share it with you.
Last week I heard a story on NPR about academic scientists who felt they had to hide their religious views from their peers.
For the past fifteen years, at least, I’ve used my feet for hiking. They’ve carried me up rocky ascents and down stream beds and through meadows like the one Carrie Ingalls tumbles in...
