In two days, residents of the United States will stop as a nation for a day of thanksgiving. At least, that’s the idea. (For a brief history of Thanksgiving, see this item from...
L.L. here, for Thanksgiving. With five pies and a lulav.
Imagine that you live in New Jersey, have a loving family, a beautiful home, and a comfortable income. You own a highly...
Commercials, window displays, newspaper inserts, catalogs and radio spots awaken in our kids an almost manic need to acquire.
As The Road lights up the screen, a character called the Man rises early and goes to the window. By the look...
“Before we’re served, shouldn’t we say grace?” asks Peppermint Patty. It’s a good question. ...
Recently I watched pastor and author Erwin McManus use a banana and a watermelon to demonstrate how integrity works. Peeling the banana and slicing open the watermelon, Pastor McManus explained...
The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak...
I used to be a better human being. When I was a young single guy and into my early married years, I...
A couple weeks ago, J.B. Wood posted about the peer review and performance appraisal process, with a discussion about image and performance. Performance appraisal processes are something of a major industry – peer...
"And the Word became flesh and lived among us . . ." The most depicted scene in art is the crucifixion of...
Have you ever run away from home? Wanted to? ...
Sometime in late 2005, after a fish pen, camp stove and snowmobile were added to his list, I discovered Kyle MacDonald. Kyle...
These little notes have been showing up a lot around the house lately, courtesy of my seven-year-old Girl Scout. ...
I have observed that there is an underlying narcissism in much of today’s workforce. A certain degree of vanity and self-absorption has corrupted our employment view. We go to work, not to...
Twelve Dead in Shooting at Army Base. ...
L.L. here with Random Acts of Poetry. Writing in the dark. "That's bad for your eyes, LL," somebody's going to say. And I'm not going to argue. Because the kind of in-the-dark writing...
People draw into close community around a common vision or purpose. Start with Moses—certainly he was no orator or slick leader. He was a stuttering, reluctant 4H geek pushed out of early...
My tongue has no bone. ...
Do you ever wonder what the perfect picture of leadership would look like? The Bible makes it clear from the beginning—leadership is really God’s idea. He ordains leaders to accomplish his will...
