The year 2015 is rapidly coming to a close and soon a new year will begin. Often people make New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions sometimes reflect what you did not accomplish the past year and hope to accomplish the New Year. Also, they can reflect the kind of person you had hoped to become...
Read MoreYou woke up this morning to a gift, whether you recognized it or not – a new day. The choices, circumstances, mistakes, failures – whatever you want to call them – that you use to define your past do not have to define your future as well...
Read MoreI recently visited with a gentleman in hospice who, until the moment I walked into the room, I had never met before. This is not uncommon, as we are often called to visit family members who may not have any pastoral support available. I had been informed that he was near death and that he wanted to speak with a chaplain...
Read MoreLet’s together focus on redefining a term that often has represented, for many, a large amount of busy work resulting in very little return or impact – the pursuit and articulation of a direction, a vision.
Read MoreMy dad is the kind of guy who loves to laugh, loves to kid around, and loves to tease. Growing up as one of his kids, he would take us out of school to go fishing, sit beside our bed at night and share stories, and involved us in most every aspect of his life. But when it came to minding him, there was no “Mr. Nice Guy.” While he seemed easy going and carefree in much of his life and style of parenting, there was no messing around when it came to obeying and minding what he said.
Read MoreHave you ever had something turn out far better than you had ever anticipated? Maybe it was the remodeling of your home, or a speech you gave in school, or something you had never done before now...
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