A few years ago, I was struck by the fact that the only ‘ask’ of us in the Lord’s prayer is forgiveness. That’s it, everything else is what the Lord can do for us – give us our daily bread, lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil. Combine that with the greatest commandment […]
One night in a hotel while on business travel, I was flipping through the channels and came across the ending of the movie “Walter Mitty”. It was the scene where Sean Penn’s character opts not to take the rare photo of a snow leopard that he calls the ‘ghost cat’, a photo he has been
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The Navy Seals have an adage – “Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion; you sink to the level of your training. That’s why we train for excellence.” This was in a Harvard Business Review article that was debating the business merits of training versus education. The failure of so many smart and talented
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This is a difficult topic for a ‘defensive oriented’ guy like me to write. My football playing/coaching experience is all on the defensive side of the ball. When I coached my daughters in basketball or soccer, I always placed emphasis on team and individual defense. Even my favorite professional players are from the defensive side
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A favorite line of mine from the movie Gladiator is from General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe’s character), who is preparing for a battle that seems like an inevitable loss: “Whatever comes out of these gates, we’ve got a better chance of survival if we work together. If we stay together, we survive.” The men
It is early February and time for a furry rodent to stick his head out of the ground and tell us how much longer winter will last. It is also “Candlemas Day” and the two are related. Yes, Groundhog Day has its roots in the Bible. The Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22-40) describes the
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To me the expression ‘reaching across the aisle’ is hogwash. If you look at it, it means we have kept our feet firmly planted where we stand and are reaching with our arms. If we are going to meet on common ground, then let’s not reach across the aisle – but meet in the aisle.
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Ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree that one of the keys to happiness is strong relationships with other people. We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we need to be able to get support, and just as important for happiness, to
This is the time of year for the saying; “Peace on Earth and Good Will Towards Men,” which adorns a multitude of Christmas Cards written in gold glitter. It comes from Luke 2:13-14 announcing the birth of Christ; “And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
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For many years I heard how wrong it is that the Christmas Season has become this huge marketing and business event where we have Santa’s everywhere, store wide sales and endless commercials (side note – who has ever gotten a new car wrapped in a bow on Christmas morning?). People get caught up in “out
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