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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Today is Thanksgiving Day, 2021. Since I have written about Thanksgiving in past years, I thought I would write about yesterday instead - National Tie One On Day... Now, before you try to get ahead of me, the title could…
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This Sunday, today, marks the last week of the church calendar for the year, also known as the liturgical year. Next week, the first Sunday of Advent, we begin the new church year - which is as it should be.…
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Back in the late 1990's, I started attending post graduate school with the hope of eventually being accepted into seminary. Sure enough, when I finally applied, I was accepted and spent more than eight years in various seminaries learning about…
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