So Thanksgiving is this week - so we should be thankful. Did ya’ hear? With that in mind, I thought it would be good to compile a list of things I am thankful for. I encourage you to do the same and post it on your blog. Feel free to comment on this post and let’s see...
Hello. My name is Chad Gramling. I serve my father. I’m prepared to die. Inigo Montoya teaches us all about the qualities of perseverance, passion, and focus. So dedicated to his purpose (to avenge his father’s death), he dedicated his life to mastering the sword so...
I used to be down on myself because I felt like I lacked the charisma that is needed to truly be successful. It certainly helps, though a person’s character is the more important factor. This was recently backed up by Michael Hyatt in his post 3 Forces that Shape...
We hear a lot about the hoarding of physical things, but we don’t often consider hoarding in an emotional context. And rarely – if ever – do we consider its relationship to the Cross or Christ’s atonement for our sin nature. In many regards, we harbor a lot of...
We often see good and capable people with brilliant intellects or skills fall into the perils of drugs, alcohol, gambling, and a myriad of other addictions. Whether it is a famous athlete, musician or someone like Ricky the third shift supervisor or Linda the CEO,...
When life is in a terrible rut, things lack color and everything has a hint of sorrow. When I have felt this way, I've had virtually zero motivation to do anything about it. I feel powerless, inept and downright worthless. I ask God to "change my stars" in certain...
I watched a lot of Nickelodeon as a child. I mean A LOT of it. One show I rarely missed was Mr. Wizard's World. Though I was hardly a science geek, I somehow loved to watch, learn about and even replicate many of the experiments he presented. I used to cook hot dogs...
His father was a munitions developer of the 1830’s and Alfred joined him in the business at an early age. At the time, explosives were highly unstable because it was literally black gun powder ignited by a fuse. By the time he was an adult, he was fluent in five...
We are supposed to honor our father. It's pretty plainly stated in the Bible. In fact, I suspect that most folks, whether Christian or just having been exposed to it, are familiar with Ephesians 6:2. This passage is more traditionally aimed at parental...