Give Well
My first Christmas as the father of two children was the absolute pinnacle of parental excitement. I had it in my mind that this was going to be a year…
What Jesus Didn’t Do (Kindness By Omission)
On Friday, October 4, 2013 Jodi Detrick—special correspondent to the Seattle Times—published an article online called “Lessons from what Jesus didn’t do.” The premise of the article was that Jesus…
Needs or Wants?
It can be very difficult to distinguish between our needs and our wants. Case in point: my wife once saw an adult student crying and asked her what was…
Giving gifts
Christmas is right around the corner. As an adult, I love Christmas because of the long history associated with Christ’s advent. I get caught up in the incarnation and overwhelmed…
Defensiveness
Everyone receives criticism, sometimes even when we deserve it. But the way we respond to that criticism can either win people over or push them further away. Our responses…
The Elements of Productivity
When science was in its infancy there were only four elements: earth, air, fire, water. Researchers believed everything in the universe was comprised of these essential building blocks. Even human…
Shadowing God 101
“Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” – Martin Luther King Jr. “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein “He who wishes to…
Sublime Tragedy
“Nobody made a greater mistake than doing nothing because he could only do a little.” – Edmund Burke In philosophy, a sublime tragedy is any endeavor doomed to fail….
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