January 1, 2012

What to remember when your New Year optimism fades

There's something about the end of the year and the anticipation of the next that makes us optimistic of great change and blessing. And when the enthusiasm fades, there's something worth remembering to rekindle it.

December 24, 2011

The Greatest and Most Awkward Journey

Long ago and far away a journey began. It was the greatest journey ever undertaken. And it was the longest, for its beginning and ending were in heaven and its stops were here on earth. The God of ...

November 24, 2011

Happy Appetence Day

To strengthen my vocabulary I like to receive the “Word of the Day” from Dictionary.com. Each day a new word that I’ll likely never use arrives in my inbox. Those I find interesting I set aside in a separate ...

October 20, 2011

A pre-Thanksgiving warm-up

Sometimes reading others expressions of gratitude stimulates our own. Here's a few that I received recently just in time for Thanksgiving.

August 14, 2010

Useless Convenience

Recently, my wife, Anna, presented me with a gift: a new stereo for my car. Having gone without a functioning stereo system for awhile, I warmly welcomed it and couldn’t wait to it get installed. It had all the ...

April 4, 2010

The grave is overwhelmed!

"Jesus has overcome; And the grave is overwhelmed The victory is won; He is risen from the dead" - Chris Tomlin

October 31, 2009

How will you spend your one-hour refund?

Tomorrow, November 1, the government gives us a refund. We get an hour back. Thanks to the expiration of Daylight Saving Time, we’ll add another hour to our day. It’s elusive, of course, because it gets taken away again ...

August 30, 2009

Adopt the “Start Seeing People” Campaign

A number of states have promoted “Start Seeing Motorcycles” campaigns in an effort to reduce motorcycle fatalities. Perhaps you’ve seen some of the bumper stickers or even have one on your car. The campaign seeks to foster increased alertness ...

August 17, 2009

Master of the Internet?

Did you know that over 1.5 billion people now use the Internet? That’s nearly one quarter of the earth’s total population (stats). Nearly 250 billion emails are sent every day (source). And there are nearly 700 million unique visits ...

May 25, 2009

Pursuing the Elusive

Most of my friends would describe me as tenacious. I rarely let up on a goal. While perseverance is a virtue, obstinance is not. Recently, my dog demonstrated the difference to me. Our family is fortunate to share our ...

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