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...

What Zone are You in?

We often think of life as an accumulation of phases or chapters. Many of us move from one to another and look forward to it. Some of us want to stay in a phase that pleases us. At this time in our history, it is hard to imagine staying in the same place, but some...

Time

As I grow older, I am more aware that my time here is growing shorter. As a believer in eternity, I also look forward to the promise of paradise forever. Especially during grim times such as we are in the center of now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, eternity is looking...

Generous Like a River

According to Merriam Webster, generosity is the quality or fact of being generous. Seems simple enough, but is it? What I do know is that giving to others will not only benefit them but also benefit us. Synonyms include: bigheartedness, openhandedness,...

Idols That Hold Us Back

Have you ever had an epiphany about something that was different than what you thought it to be? The famous Greek philosopher, Epictetus once wrote – “It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.” Think of it another...