By Your Grace, I used to help corporate leadership teams “Dream Big” — setting visions that would pull their employees and, therefore, their companies into the future, with positive energy. Visions to be Bigger, Better, Number One, the Only One. I say “by Your Grace” because I didn’t know You back then. Yet even then, …
The Wisdom of The Ages: If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I downloaded some free client-development material yesterday. It was written by a coach who makes a seven-figure annual income. He claims to be the highest paid coach on earth. The material he shared includes some of what he has learned …
There’s beauty in Your natural order, Lord. We have been watching a bluebird family for many weeks. We first spotted the male. Brilliant blue from head to toe… or talon. The female, more understated… but unmistakable nonetheless.. There’s a wooden bird house right outside our office window. That’s how we came to know this male …
You “blew my mind” twice yesterday, Lord! The second time was last night, when You posted my blog to this website. I was out of cell phone range, at a friend’s house 2.5 hours away. I typed my brief post anyway, into the only technology available to me — my cell phone. I hit the …
How did I end up in such a low tech “bubble” in such a high tech world? Posting from my cell phone? With virtually no cell phone signal? Is this even working? You’re right, Lord… Better to wait until tomorrow, when I’m back online. Glad I am ALWAYS online with You, Lord. Never out of range. Always …
You often “confound” me, Lord in the most positive sense of that word. And I LOVE IT!!! “To Confound = To cause surprise or confusion in someone, especially by acting against their expectations.” Like this morning. I was up early, with an “early bird” agenda. I went into the town of Madison (eight miles away) …
[Deep sigh.] You reminded me this morning why You gave our home here a particular name. It happened shortly after we bought this place last year. We noticed most of the nearby properties had names. I will never forget asking You what we should name our place. Your answer was swift and crystal clear: Sanctuary …
AWESOME = “Extremely impressive. Inspiring great admiration — an overwhelming feeling of reverence.” That’s how Google’s online dictionary defines that word. But does that word accurately define You, Lord? Yes, in part… like one facet of a diamond too brilliant to examine too closely. I feel sorry for those who still deny You exist, Lord. Those …
How many Eskimo words are there for snow? I Google’d this question and saw reports ranging from “dozens” to “hundreds.” Perhaps because the Eskimo people are a combination of the Inuit and the Yupik, with subdialects? One particularly credible article settled on fifty. It makes sense to me that something so vital to a people’s …
Mysteries of the Universe. The age-old question of what happens when a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it. Does it make a sound? How about the solitary deer track in our vegetable garden? Inside the fence. A clear impression in the mud. Only one. Not a single vegetable plant disturbed. …