Do You Know Where You’re Going?

Many of you who are reading this have been reading “Relationships Tip Tuesdays” on a weekly basis, perhaps for years.  Beginning this month, “Relationships Tip Tuesdays” will continue, but on a semi-monthly basis as opposed to a weekly one.  While you might think it is because I have grown tired after 5 years of writing…

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What, Where, Why?

What?  Where?  When? Why? What is the meaning of life?  Where am I going?  When will it all make sense?  Why am I here?  These are the questions that have preoccupied the great thinkers and philosophers of the ages as well as millions of other people. I had a professor in graduate school who would…

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A Prayer

T.G.I.M.  Thank God It’s Monday because: Mondays Matter A Prayer A minister was attending a men’s breakfast.  He asked one of the older farmers there to pray the prayer that morning.  The farmer began, “Lord, I hate buttermilk.” The pastor opened one eye and wondered to himself where this was going.  Then the farmer said,…

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Do You Know My Cousin?

While most of you would respond with, “No, I don’t know your cousin,” if you are fortunate, you know someone like her.  I wrote this about her in the dedication of my recent book, Diana “never ceases to amaze me with her determined faithfulness to overcome the challenging obstacles of this world in order to…

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How to Get to Tomorrow

A few months ago my wife and I had the opportunity to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  The lyrics of one particular song towards the end of the show caught my attention.  The chorus said, “Sleep, don’t turn away.  You are the safest way into tomorrow.” Certainly after a hard day, sleep can be both welcoming as…

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Do Your Screens Have Purpose?

We frequently hear or read news reports indicating that too much screen time is bad for our kids as well as ourselves.  Therefore we may find ourselves nagging them, as well as chastising ourselves, to turn off the TV, quit starring at the phone, or shut down the computer.  And while too much time on…

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What Does Spring Produce in You?

I recently read a quote, “Trust winter when the plant says nothing.”  While we probably don’t give our plants much thought in the winter, unless we are farmers, they are still there.  They may appear dead but concealed within them is the power for new life.  In the spring they will grow, produce, and blossom. …

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Are You Remaining Relevant?

I recently read an incredible story about a man named Robert Owens.  Robert’s journey has taken him from the U.S. Air Force Pararescue special operations team, to counseling troubled students at the University of Nevada, to pastoring a church in Reno.  While he has participated in marathons and Ironman competitions, probably his most physically daunting…

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Do You Have Too Much to Do?

“I remember that I wasn’t going to be busy anymore.”  Now you may be thinking, “When was that going to be – when you retired?”  No, it was based upon the promises I was hearing about all of the time that would be saved as I took advantage of labor saving devices.  For example, microwaves…

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