Most Christian churches have been singing Christmas carols throughout the month of December in anticipation of the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Since it is still technically Christmastide through January 5th, I thought it might be in order to…
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Wonderful friends of ours presented Janet and me with a great gift for the Christmas season. It is a set of ornaments depicting the twelve days of Christmas - immortalized in the song of the same name. It's a song…
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Are there certain places, or times, when you feel closer to God? Most believers would say this is true in their lives. This idea originated in the Celtic tradition in Great Britain when people believed that the island of Iona…
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Sixteen years ago this December 15th, I earned my first doctorate - a Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in coaching people and families in career transition. It is an area that I have worked in for the past…
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Earlier this week, we lost my childhood hero, Indy 500 legend Al Unser, Sr. after a 17 year battle with cancer. This past July, he was in town for a reunion of 4-time winners, including A.J.Foyt and Rick Mears, as…
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We were at the hospital when you were born and saw you within minutes of your birth... Not only did we want to be there - your mother wanted us there to welcome you into the world as well; and…
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Sixteen years ago today, I was on a consulting job out in Washington state. Without going into too much detail, I was asked to determine why their new product pipeline wasn't full of products and I was to help with…
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Each week, I am in several situations where I listen to pastors preach or people pray. Since I teach quite a bit, I have always taken an interest in how other pastors and people of faith prepare for appearances in…
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I was multi-tasking several nights ago - answering emails while the TV was on in the background. Janet was engrossed in some sort of thriller police show and one of the characters volunteered to provide "overwatch" for the rest of…
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Throughout the years, our daughter Kristin has had more than her share of medical challenges. She has had an usually difficult time with auto immune issues and I have made it a priority to go with Kristin to her infusions…
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