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Leaving Pomp and Circumstance

The familiar notes of “Pomp and Circumstance” are heard each spring at countless commencement ceremonies. That tune was composed by...

To Hear the Angels Sing

In my files is a list of “Life’s Unanswered Questions.” Can you answer these? Why is it that rain drops but snow falls? Why doesn’t glue...

The Church Building

What should we do with church buildings? More often we ask what is appropriate to do in church buildings, particularly in what is...

Fishing in the Right Pond

“I love God, but I hate religion.” That Facebook status statement confuses me. I thought that loving God is religion and that religion is...

WWJDSM

What would Jesus do on Sunday morning? WWJD bracelets were popular a few years ago. They asked a good question: What would Jesus do?...

Copy of Preview the Path

Are you hacking through the wrong jungle? Are you working hard? Sweating over things you’re trying to change in your life, furiously...

It Takes Time to Ripen

Fruit requires time to ripen. A small boy was looking at the tomatoes growing in the farmer's garden. "I'll give you my nickel for that...

Run it to Win it

A young businessman staggered into his house panting and drenched with sweat. “What happened to you?” his surprised wife asked. The young...

Good Habits Lead to Good Life

Are you becoming today what you hope to be tomorrow? Without question, you are becoming today what you will be tomorrow. As Aristotle ...

The Good Life is Open

Let’s go eat! I heard about this unbelievable restaurant – the Good Life Grill. Everybody says it’s out of this world! The food is...