Affirmation

HAPPY MONDAY! A visit to a wonderful community brings today’s word-of-the-week… AFFIRMATION In September we were honored to speak to a group of folks at a homeless shelter in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. We gathered in a circle before the meeting began and read the following affirmation in unison. We gather as family and as friends. […]

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I Won!

I never thought about being a lottery winner. A close friend reminded me earlier this week that as a white, male, native-born U.S. citizen, I’ve cashed three winning tickets. I also grew up in a relatively stable middle class family with access to decent k-12 education. That’s at least two more winners. My friend’s right. […]

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The First Advent

If Advent’s about anticipation, what was that first Advent like for Jesus? I look at the helpless baby in the manger and wonder what it was like as He waited. Because He wasn’t always a baby. Time had never been an issue, but now there was this moment in time when everything would change. He […]

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Common

HAPPY MONDAY! A comment from my wise wife brings today’s word-of-the-week… COMMON “The way you share your story creates common ground.” Becky consistently guides me back to the central importance of relationships. She says my story removes barriers because it includes elements with which everyone can identify. Someone asked me recently how I can work […]

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Happy Anniversary?

Today’s my twenty-seventh anniversary. In case you don’t recall, December 5, 1987 was a crisp, cloudy Saturday in Colorado. I thought I’d put up some outdoor Christmas lights. I almost completed the job before life changed forever, literally in the blink of an eye. I took a ride in an ambulance and reurned home five […]

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Do I Have To Serve?

“Does a dream HAVE to serve others?” I’ve heard the question before as I share my definition of a dream: A dream is a God-inspired desire to use your unique gifts and talents to serve others and change the world. “Isn’t it okay to want to do something for myself, like climbing a mountain just […]

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