Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
You've probably seen one of the yellow and black diamond "Safe Place" signs on businesses and other locations. The one shown here is their latest logo. It is the symbol for National Safe Place - a youth outreach organization that educates youth about threatening situations and seeks to provide safe shelters for youth in crisis. …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #314: Be a Safe Place for Others
One of the online conversations today at work dealt with the differences between face-to-face and online communication. It should be obvious to most that there are major differences between the two, but our actions don't always indicate an awareness of those differences. For example, when we are physically present with others, we have the benefit …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #313: Understand the Difficulty of Online Communication
Today we celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday. My wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter joined me at Jean's apartment for a simple lunch, some birthday ice cream cake and some time together. Jean likes White Castle burgers, so we surprised her with some and all enjoyed them (except my daughter-in-law who doesn't like them). Then we brought …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #312: Simple Celebrations Can Be Best
I made a complete fool of myself earlier today. It is not the first time and I'm sure it won't be the last. On Wednesday this week, my team attended an all-day crisis preparedness planning session. One of the early conversations was around an actual recent consumer post on one of our Facebook pages. The …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #311: Learn To Laugh At Yourself
I suspect that many of us prefer to live in a world where the majority of others agrees with us on significant matters. Unless you're unusually driven by conflict and controversy, you have a strong affinity for those who are a lot like you. That's understandable. It's a fact of basic human nature even if …
