I am going to take a break through the Christmas week. I will post again one week from this coming Tuesday, New Year’s Day, January 1, 2008. As I mentioned the other day, I will begin a new series on starting the New Year. I look forward to this series. In the meantime, I am… Continue reading A Pause Until the First
Month: December 2007
Becoming a Person Who Brings Out the Best in People
You’ve been there, I suspect. You were with your friend at lunch or at the coffee place. Later in the day, long after you left your friend, you realized that you felt more discouraged and more negative about your day after spending time with that friend. The other day, I was visiting with a guy… Continue reading Becoming a Person Who Brings Out the Best in People
Having a Frustrating Day?
It is a cold morning as I put these words on this screen. It is too early and very quiet in our house. Each sip of this hot coffee seems just right. Yesterday was a long day. In many ways, it was a frustrating day. I was busy and yet seemed to get so… Continue reading Having a Frustrating Day?
New Upcoming Series
In a matter of days, I am going to be writing a series of posts on "Getting Ready for a New Year." I am not sure what the title will be but I suppose that will come. I do see this time of the year as an important window for many people. Many people move… Continue reading New Upcoming Series
Our Own Performance-Enhancing Decisions
It was finally released on Thursday. The 409-page report was the result of a twenty-month investigation by Senator George Mitchell on the use of steroids among major league players. The report named both past and present Major League Baseball players. In all, seven MVPs were named and 31 All-Stars. Named some 82 times in the report was MVP pitcher… Continue reading Our Own Performance-Enhancing Decisions
Learning to Ask the Right Questions
The Answer to How Is Yes is a fine book by Peter Block. (The subtitle is: "Acting on What Matters.") Block believes that real change comes more from pursuing profound questions than seeking practical answers. At the beginning of the Introduction, Peter Block quotes from his book Stewardship (p. 234). He writes: There is depth… Continue reading Learning to Ask the Right Questions
How Do We Speak in Public?
I was skimming through Thomas Long’s book Testimony this morning and was intrigued by the opening paragraphs. Long begins the book by asking how Christians ought to speak about their faith in public. (This is not a book about mission or evangelism per se. Rather, he is simply asking the question as to how we… Continue reading How Do We Speak in Public?
Waiting
Last Thursday, Charlotte and I were in Oklahoma City to meet our younger daughter as she returned from her overseas study this semester. Four months of travel. China. Japan. New Zealand. Australia. (Japan alone would have been fascinating, as she lived with a Japanese family for a month.) Anyway, while we were in Oklahoma City,… Continue reading Waiting
What I Want to Remember
Isn’t it strange? I can remember someone’s name from elementary school and for the life of me can’t seem to remember the name of a certain person at church. I really don’t know why I seem to remember some of the things I do. For instance: I remember Prentice Meador calling me one time and… Continue reading What I Want to Remember
Places I’ve Been
One installment of Scot McKnight’s series on The Divine Embrace. See it here. Check out this post by Doug Murran on "Nostalgia." Liam Byrnes on "Blogging: A Noble Pursuit?" This is interesting. Best sellers at Westminster Bookstore. David Fitch on "Evangelism or Witness?" Bro Maynard reflects on "O Holy Night." Larry James writes "An Old… Continue reading Places I’ve Been