This tends to be a hard topic for many people. You see from as early as second grade we continually hear things like, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” or “What do you want to be?” Why would we ask questions like these of someone who only recently stopped wetting the …
A little while ago I was speaking with a young lady. I am not entirely sure why but in the short time we had together this young woman began to share with me some of the struggles she had endured from a rough childhood. I had been asking a bunch of questions to open a …
In one of my son’s classes, the unthinkable occurred. The Father in a family passed away. I did not know what to do. After much prayer, I sat down and wrote this for his child. I pray it can help anyone else who might find themselves in such a place. My father left us when …
I cannot say for certain this post will be received correctly since I usually try to write to the people who are “on the fence” about faith. When individuals who are non-believers encounter topics such as the ones I generally share they seem just to dismiss every word. They refuse to hear, and then claim …
Sometimes I like to jump in my car and travel somewhere I have never been, for the mere sake of doing something I have never done, in a place I have never seen before. Many years ago, for instance, I went to the coast of South Carolina with a friend who had lived there many …
A few years ago I was attending the wedding of a beloved family member. She looked radiant and enchanting in her wedding dress. Far too much time had passed since the last time we had seen each other. I was meeting the Groom for the first time, and I’m sure he was a little intimidated …
This topic is so vast I feel even if I wrote a series of books on the subject, I would have barely scratched the surface. Moreover, I am confident there are others who have achieved far greater success with their companies than I have with mine. To my credit, I have built a real-estate investment …
I was meditating on the concept of why people don’t pray out loud in time alone with God. It occurred to me, in many cases people may feel silly speaking out loud if they aren’t sure there is someone there listening. I wanted to offer this bit of history so you may be confident, not …
There is a technique used by good story tellers where they “start at the end.” What I mean by that is they will divulge the end of the story before it is even told. Only after the entire story has been shared do all the details and connections fall into place. This technique is often …
April 20, 1999 started like any other Tuesday. Cassie Bernall, 17, made her way to class that day unaware of how this tragic day would unfold. For in just a few hours, two other students would enter into Columbine High School armed with firearms, knives, and pipe bombs intent on murder. What followed was a …
