How Big is Your Frying Pan?

In a recent John Maxwell, “Minute with Maxwell” I heard an interesting story. There was a young lad fishing in a river and catching a sizable number of fish according to a man who was observing from the opposite shore while also fishing that river. The man...

The Law of Sowing and Reaping

Growing up on a dairy farm where we also grew crops to feed the animals and planted gardens to feed ourselves, I have an appreciation for sowing and reaping. There was something very special and satisfying about harvesting a good crop of planted field corn and hay for...

Eye Opener

Have you ever had one of those days that may have changed your life’s vocational direction? Do you remember it? I have and I do! I remember the scene outside Professor Robert’s office just as if it were yesterday. It was final exam time, and this instructor was making...

Appreciation

While recently visiting my son, we visited Truist Field in Charlotte to attend a baseball game between the Charlotte Knights and the Norfolk Tides. The Knights are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and Norfolk of the Baltimore Orioles. I fully expected...

Why not Bunt?

Attending sporting events and seeing crowds in the stands while watching games on TV is a wonderful feeling of “the way it should be” for me. I am sure you have seen tee shirts that have the words Baseball is Life or Soccer is Life printed on them. As a former player,...

Patience

Have you ever heard said, “You better be careful what you wish or pray for”? I am a man of faith and years ago, well, I prayed for patience. Since then, I have been finding situation after situation, circumstance after circumstance occurs or persist where my patience...