Category: Living On Purpose

Are you making an impact? Maybe it’s the new year, but I’ve been thinking about the impact of the things I’m doing. Mostly I just roll along (pun intended), but occasionally it’s good to stop and ask if what I do makes any difference. It seems that so much of the culture is about appearances, what […]

Happy Monday! Today I’m trying to put an uplifting spin on a difficult word-of-the-week… Blues Do you ever get “the blues”? I got a sudden attack of the winter blues last week. I just slipped into a funk where everything got a little foggy and overwhelming. The worst symptom is low energy, a sense that […]

Why are you doing whatever you’re doing? Last week we shared a small house for a short time with a lot of relatives. One interesting dynamic was repeated a number of times. An adult entered a room, saw a kid immersed in some activity, and asked, “What are you doing?” The question carried varying degrees […]

What are you doing this week? This is a strange week in our cultural calendar. For many folks, today means back-to-work. For others it’s returning or exchanging, taking a break, or wrapping up family visits. Lots of emails generate automatic “out-of-the-office” messages during this week. I have two main tasks for this last week of […]

What does God have in mind for 2011? I haven’t a clue, but I thought that question might get your attention. I doubt that God makes resolutions. I’m quite confident that whatever He’s planning will occur exactly as He wishes. I’m a bit less certain about my own plans. I’ve never been inclined toward “New Year’s […]

I wish each of you a peaceful, relaxing Thanksgiving Day. This video contains some profound thoughts about the roots of this holiday. Enjoy! And if you’ll pardon a quick commercial, Thanksgiving Thursday quickly gives way to Black Friday. I hope you’ll make our holiday sale part of your shopping plans. Click here for great deals. […]

You can’t. You can’t decide how other people think or act. Do you agree? I’m working on some stuff for a group of kids who asked me to talk to them about leadership. Their question: “We’re supposed to be leaders. How can we stop bullying behavior in school?” My honest answer, sadly, is that they […]

What does it mean to follow Jesus? Personally, I think I make it harder than He intended. This week I’m thinking about simple. I have a nagging feeling that we make a lot of things harder than they need to be. I don’t want to ignore life’s harsh realities, but I’d like to see if […]

Has anyone ever told you “it’s all in your head?” Do you think it’s true? I was working outside yesterday, enjoying a wonderful late-Autumn day. A man approached on the sidewalk, towing his little boy in a wagon. Dad stared straight ahead, and I could hear him talking. As they passed I could see the […]