Comments To Students

Comments To Students

As we started the new school year at Emmanuel University, I asked faculty and staff to offer their suggestions to students. I’m including their words here. No matter your age or educational experience, read these thoughts. They apply to each of us. Whatever...
Pursuing Help

Pursuing Help

From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces You might be reading this thinking, “I tried.” You might be reading this thinking, “Nothing worked.” I am sorry.   Sometimes our hurts are so deep the wounds never seem to heal. I...
Thoughts on New Book by Tracy Reynolds

Thoughts on New Book by Tracy Reynolds

I begin most of my mornings writing comments to Tracy Reynolds and reading comments from him. Though miles apart, our early thoughts and words draw us together. Thoughts and words can do that. In Second Chair Leadership: Thriving from Where You Sit in the...
An Old Sanctuary

An Old Sanctuary

Some things aren’t very popular these days. Some things have lost their color, their thrill, their demand. But as I sit in an old sanctuary and pray for our church service tomorrow morning, I sense a new appetite for the ancient, the outdated, the bland. What do we...
Uncertainty

Uncertainty

Uncertainty visits frequently.  He brings Worry and Anxiety and Fear with him.  They don’t indicate their arrival in advance. They don’t knock the door or ring the bell. No texts or calls.  They just show up.  Suddenly. Sometimes silently. Other times with too much...