Who Me?

Some moons ago, my son was ten and his soccer coach announced he would not be returning to coach the team the next season. As the other parents stood shoulder to shoulder listening to the coach’s words, apparently I was doing the standing part, but not the listening...
A Path Made Just for Me

A Path Made Just for Me

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105) I remember as a young boy hoping I would find a million dollars. Wherever I walked I’d imagine looking under some nearby object and finding a hidden treasure, envisioning all the while what...

In the Wooze

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel.  -Proverbs 12:15 A few weeks ago I had a dental procedure which involved general anesthesia. All went well, and I got home in a state of relative comfort, took a brief nap, then...

Nice to Meet You!

Humility is a good thing. It teaches one his ultimate position relative to God.  Well into my business career, I went with a new colleague to call on a particular company (forever nameless). We were out and about that day meeting folks and trying to build new...

The Greatest Book Ever Written

Origin, meaning, and destiny. Of all the earth’s creatures, humans stand alone in grappling with these abstractions. When put in question form, they look like this: “Where did I come from?” “Why am I here?” and “Where am I going?” It seems incomprehensible that anyone...