Can you imagine a worse fate than struggle with no purpose? Last week I spoke to a group of seniors. One question I always ask myself before a talk is, “What can I tell these folks that will be useful?” My first answer is usually Not Much, but I try to move on anyway. I […]
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Happy Monday. I’m betting that every one of us is challenged by today’s word-of-the-week… Priority I’ve written about this notion before (Lessons From The Jar). This seven-minute video illustrates the point about as well as any words. It’s impacted how I look at planning everything I do. Sadly, it also provides a good frame of […]
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Happy Saturday! I thought this discussion was pretty interesting. Let me know what you discover. (If you can’t view the video, click here.) Have a great, balanced weekend!
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“I’m sorry.” Why are those two little words so difficult to say? I made a mistake. I need to apologize. It’s not that hard. So why is it so hard? Maybe there’s a better question. Why is it so hard to say I’m sorry and really mean it? Or even better, what does it mean […]
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What would you do if you thought you were doing something well and an expert said you were totally wrong? I’m sort of chuckling as I write this. I want to open up an important issue wrapped in somewhat trivial circumstances. Apparently I’m doing this blogging thing all wrong. I read a lot of advice about effective […]
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We’ll return next Wednesday to our series about the Bible. For today, please check out a delayed edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. And thanks for the feedback from yesterday’s post. Y’all are very kind.
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Side note: I began this piece with a clear idea of its destination. Sometimes it seems that the words have different plans. I started fresh a couple of times, but the intended path never quite materialized. So I share this without knowing exactly what it’s trying to tell me. Perhaps you’ll find some clarity that […]
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Happy Monday! I’m reverting to an 80’s movie reference for today’s word-of-the-week … Ganas Have you seen the movie Stand And Deliver? I watched it—again—over the weekend. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for inspiration. Stand And Deliver relates the inspiring true story of Jaime Escalante and a group of students from a deprived […]
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Happy Saturday. This year the first digit of my age will change. For some reason this video seems appropriate. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Have a great weekend. Do something memorable!
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Can you fill a room with darkness? Imagine yourself in a semi-dark room. How can you make it darker? Can you rent a darkness generator and pump more “dark” into the room? You can’t, because darkness isn’t a real thing. You can’t “create” darkness—you can only exclude light. You make the room darker by shutting […]
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How do you learn to do something when you have no clue how to do it? Jon Swanson writes a lot lately about learning to follow Jesus. His thoughts challenge me. I realize that I don’t know how, and that I’m not even sure I know what it means. As I’ve thought about this internal […]
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What does that passage of scripture REALLY say? Note: This is part of our Wednesday series about the Bible. Previous articles: The Easy Bible Bible Stories: Were Noah And Moses Really Brothers? 100 Significant Scriptures Why Read The Bible? The Bible Is About… A couple of years ago I joined a writing team at church. […]
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