Last week, I introduced the first of a three-step process I use throughout December to help me reflect, ponder and plan for the coming New Year. That first step can really seem more like a "pause" than a step because it involves taking time to look back. Folks who...
During the time that we have left in 2015, I am going to share three posts that show how I approach the coming New Year. It has helped keep me personally accountable for my own success and pulled me out of many a slumps over the years. I am sharing this for a couple...
I don't know about you, but I'm already feeling that odd sentiment that starts once Thanksgiving has passed and we've entered into the lull" that lasts through Christmas. It's hard to explain, and maybe I am the only one that every feels this way, but it's a feeling...
A while back, Relevant Magazine posted an outstanding Steven Harrell (@steven_harrell) article titled, "Why We Need a New C.S. Lewis". It generated quite a lot of reaction. The reaction was stirring enough to prompt an editors note in their newsletter stating: ...we...
My second daughter was baptized in March of 2008. The pastor asked my wife and I to pick a scripture we wanted to read for the day. He said it didn't have to relate to baptism and it could be more about Stella and our hopes for her life. It proved to be a bigger...
I’m a planner by nature. I like to have a set of check boxes with clearly itemized tasks so I can check them off and move onto the next to make fully sure that things are on track to the end goal. That’s my nature. If I were to pigeonhole myself according to...
I have to warn you, this post might make you mad - especially if you are an introvert. It may even hurt your feelings and I realize I risk losing some readers. But it's a message you really need to hear. Listen, I get it. We introverts view the world with a filter...
I was blessed with the opportunity to achieve a lifelong dream several years ago by seeing my name on the cover of a book I had written and had published by a “real” publishing company. I was hardly prepared for what would come next – promoting the book, engaging with...
Imagine a life where you were in constant fear of something. Imagine that being a big part of your legacy! Whether it’s a matter of where you are going to find the money to pay for a tank of gas or whether it is believing the gunman you think is holding your child...