I finished reading trough The Apologetics Study Bible earlier this week and want to write a bit about the experience. It has been my practice for nearly four decades to read through a different translation, version or edition of the Bible every 1-3 years. I haven't kept track, but I'm guessing I've done it now somewhere …
My Big Lesson from 2014
For the last couple of years I've been very public with my annual personal goals, including progress reports along the way as to how successful (or not) I am in achieving them. I'm not going to run down item by item the goal list from last year. Suffice it to say that I met or …
Thought Leader: A Title Bestowed – Not Pursued or Claimed
<rant> Buzzwords always abound in businesses. Each year sees new ones come and (if we are lucky) a few worn ones disappear. After all, Buzzword Bingo exists for a reason! Some of the most annoying to me are using verbs as nouns such as in "That's a good ask." Why not use the word "question" …
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Thank It Forward
When my professional colleagues at The Community Roundtable started posting their "Thank It Forward" posts recently, thereby recognizing three specific people or groups that have made a difference in their lives this year, I knew I wanted to do the same. So it's taken me a while to think through it and come up with …
When Bad Things Happen, Be Better – Not Bitter
None of us have the luxury of experiencing life without some bad things happening from time to time. Granted, some people seem to have a dark cloud that hovers over them a little more frequently than the rest of us, but all of us probably have more negative experiences than we'd like. (Do we want …
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