Be Careful

Be Careful

Be careful about what’s playing in your mental station. Be careful about hitting replay or turning up the volume.  Pursue better thoughts.  Refuse dependence on the applause or approval of others.  Do not rely on feelings.  Trust your Creator rather than all those...
Words From Others

Words From Others

In this blog I’m including words written by other authors. I’m selecting quotes I’ve already used in my books.  I thought about my favorite authors and their books as we had to move all of my many, many, many books to a new office.  A few times I had to open the books...
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...
Guests

Guests

Some guests surprise us with a visit. Some guests surprise us when they return for another visit. Some guests surprise us when they don’t run away, but stay a little longer than expected. On a recently Saturday, a guest surprised us. That morning and that afternoon...
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I sit in an old sanctuary and pray for our church service tomorrow morning, I sense a new appetite for the ancient, the outdated, the bland.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...