How Radio Static Changed How I Think.

At the risk of aging myself, I’m going to take you back a few years – back to a time when cars didn’t have Bluetooth connections to cell phones or MP3s. Cars didn’t have 6 CD changers or even CD players at all. If you were lucky, you had a radio and...

5 Steps to Jump Start Your Progress

This is going to be a different kind of blog post. Typically when I sit down to write, something from everyday life grabs me – from fog to a game of Connect Four, the ordinary inspires me with practical wisdom. Perhaps it actually is the ordinary that grabbed me once...

3 Things That Could Save A Friend’s Life

“Did you see that?” my friend blurted out as soon as the car door clicked shut. Just as quickly, her husband nodded with affirmation. “Should we say anything?” she asked, shaken by what they had seen, yet unsure how to process what they just witnessed. The two were...

What the Video Doesn’t Show…

Have you seen the video?” one friend asked. Another asked if I thought the NFL got it right. I did see the video. You’ve probably seen it too – the one that’s making its rounds on the news. But I don’t think it’s really about the NFL. It’s not even about what...

A New Perspective on “Change”

I’ve heard it said that the only thing that is constant is change.  Maybe you’ve heard that too? Change doesn’t always feel comfortable. It’s not always something we welcome. If we’re honest, it can be quite disconcerting, uncomfortable, and leave us...

3 Lessons I Learned from my Dog

You could say I’ve been busy re-booting my writing and my blog. Over the past several weeks I’ve been speaking at and/or attending a variety of conferences. During that time I’ve really been seeking God’s direction for my writing – not just for this...