I’ve written about waiting on God before.  In that post I made the conclusion that “if I give up control of the end, if I release to God the final chapter and live obedient to him daily, he’ll take me right where I need to be.” I still agree with that . . . but [...]

When my kids were younger, they had a jack-in-the-box.  Not the hamburger, the toy.  You probably had one growing up, too.  It’s the box with the door on top where the scary-looking clown pops out after you turn the handle (just for fun, check out the video here).  I remember watching my daughters play with the [...]

My family and I just returned from a week at the beach.  We’ve been going to Orange Beach, AL, for years and I still can’t get comfortable with the fact that I’m going to Alabama for vacation.  No offense to any of my readers from Alabama.  It’s a fine state, just not the first place [...]

My lawn is looking really good this year.  It’s green, weed-free, and it feels great to walk on.  The last couple of weeks, I’ve felt an odd twinge of pride as I pull into the neighborhood and see the green blanket of sod in the yard.  It’s only taken two years, hundreds of dollars of [...]

For the third year in a row, my family dragged me, kicking and screaming, to a small camp that our church puts on each Memorial Day for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders and their families.  Each year I try to weasel my way out of it.  I make every excuse in the book, but my [...]

I still remember the day:  November 22, 1987, my 14th birthday.  I was a young teenager obsessed with sports.  Growing up in a rural area, my biggest source of daily sports news was the newspaper and the two minute sports telecast on the six o’clock news.  Forget ESPN – this was pre-cable TV for me. [...]

“When all is said and done, I think most men . . . believe that God put them on the earth to be a good boy. The problem with men, we are told, is that they don’t know how to keep their promises, be spiritual leaders, talk to their wives, or raise their children. But, [...]

It’s no secret that the last 12 months have been a roller coaster of presidential elections, stock market tumbles, foreclosures, unemployment, and bailouts.  We’re in unprecedented economic times for many of us.  I’m in my mid-30’s and have never seen such a string of bad news. It’s so bad, that about 9 months ago, I [...]

I was in a local bookstore a few days ago and ran across a book called Do Hard Things. It was written by two teenagers and targeted to high school kids, but the message could be aimed at anyone.  It is touted as a rebellion against low expectations. As I flipped through the book, I [...]

A couple of weeks ago I ran across an interesting article written by a Harvard Business School professor.  The author, John Kotter, spoke about a company he had just visited that was being heavily impacted by the tough economic times.  How was this company dealing with the potential crisis? Finger pointing. Blaming “that”department for the [...]