There is an awful lot going on in our world today. In the rare times that I turn on the news anymore, it feels like a daunting task when I begin to think of what I could do to bring any positive change at all. It can be easy to slip into despair or, as I like to call it, “learned helplessness” - and yet there is still some incredible opportunities that you and I have to have a positive impact on the world around us.
Read MoreOne day I am going to die. How’s that for an opening statement? Not a fun thought, no doubt. But it’s a real one. A friend of mine lost a mother over the weekend, and as I have been thinking about her and her family on my drive to Emporia yesterday, I got to thinking about some important things. Things that often only death can get you to think about.
Read More“Going in circles,” does this describe how you feel sometimes trying to get through a busy, maybe hectic day...?
Read MoreWe enjoyed the Olympics, especially when the American athletes won. The final medal count for the Americans was 46 gold, 37 silver, and 38 bronze...
Read MoreI started college after serving two years in the U.S. Army. Upon graduation my wife and I entered seminary, which for me required three years...
Read MoreThere is a good side and bad side to pride. Webster’s definitions: (bad pride) “An overly-high opinion of oneself; exaggerated self-esteem; conceit; arrogance...”
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