Simplicity is not a new concept. Henry David Thoreau dreamed of keeping his accounts on his thumbnail. For centuries people have known that simple solutions are often the best solutions. What about...
He used a device on a tripod and I had no idea how in the world it worked. That was his department...
One morning I spied my son sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, his toes easily touching the floor. I stopped and stared. Something about his posture and those long, lean legs …...
My daughter Shelby turns 17 this month. We have been through some hard times with her over the last few years. Shelby has read this and is fine with me telling you about...
One day when my kids were much younger, I glanced in the rear-view mirror to see one of my daughters sucking in her cheeks. ...
Two Sundays ago, I took Communion with my almost-six-year-old son. It was his first experience with the bread and the cup. And it’s something I’ll never forget. ...
Continuing with meditations on Mark 14:17-42 for the season of Lent… ...
Our culture is in love with short cuts. No matter what you are doing, there is someone out there telling you a...
For most of my corporate career, I pursued attention. I thrived on the spotlight, the worshipful attention from other people. I prided...
He is the One great Love of my life. The One Who has absolutely never failed me. He pursues me endlessly and...
"Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord...
I remember introducing someone to the wide-open world of Google. It was a few years ago, about the time “Google” the proper...
My daughter’s letter to Santa. A little fuzzy, I know, but appropriate since I’m feeling a little fuzzy at the moment myself. The fairy charms and jewels and the Guess Who? game are...
Over the years, I probably have read most of the self-help books that have taken the business world by storm. Speechwriters were...
The ebb and flow of days filter into my consciousness as the memories of the cycle of living are rehearsed. ...
The last command we have in the books of the Law regarding the tithe gives us this liturgy: ...
Frankie kept talking but still refused to look at me, making his words seem more a soliloquy—a prayer, even—than a conversation. ...
I’ve never been a math guy. Numbers scare me in the same way zombies do; both seem so foreign and lack even...
There's not many things more frightening than losing your job. A few years ago my wife was laid off from a job that she had held for 12 years. There was no problem...
Blundering, bungling, fumbling... ...
