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A Peek Into My Prayer Closet

The other day I received a text from my wife. She said our daughter had reached a new level of bullheadedness. Then she asked me to pray for her. From the punctuation and tone of the overall message, I could tell she was halfway joking. But after I chuckled, I realized I needed to dealContinue reading “A Peek Into My Prayer Closet”

3 Pre-reqs for Leadership

I’m taking a class for work. In the class notes, I came across a helpful tidbit. I think it applies not only in the workplace, but also in our relationship with Jesus. In order for leadership to exist, three things must present: 1. Followers must be willing to accept direction from the leader. 2. ThereContinue reading “3 Pre-reqs for Leadership”

Work. Relax. Repeat.

I think God made us to operate on cycles. One of these cycles is work, relax, repeat. For example, when using a computer, it’s best to take brief breaks from the screen. Every 10 minutes, look 10 feet away, for 10 seconds. For every hour of sitting, do five minutes of walking. For every sixContinue reading “Work. Relax. Repeat.”

A Way We Can Learn (1)

Sometimes we make decisions in life, not knowing why we make them. For example: Back in July of last year, I started a job in Crawfordsville. Hannah and I were living at my parents’, in the upstairs of the garage, and our daughter, Sevaeh, had just entered the world. A month later, we decided toContinue reading “A Way We Can Learn (1)”

Passion (Portlanders)

I met a plethora of people when I lived in Portland. A few of them were very passionate. For example: Dr. Paul Louis Metzger. When I told people I had signed up for his classes at Multnomah Seminary, they looked at me like I was crazy and simply said, “Good luck.” I thought this aContinue reading “Passion (Portlanders)”

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Less is more. Think about it.

Passion (Bill McGlaughlin)

Last week, I mentioned that I would like to explore two themes–creativity and passion. When I think of passion, I think of Bill McGlaughlin. Over the past month or so, my wife and I have had a radio on in our room. I couldn’t tell you what station it is, but I know it hasContinue reading “Passion (Bill McGlaughlin)”