[Note: I was asked to speak at a church gathering earlier today on the topic of "New Beginnings." What follows is a slightly modified version of that talk.] It’s a new year - a natural time for us to think about new beginnings, a time to say goodbye to some things and to initiate positive …
Tag: Christianity
2013 Goals Final Update – December 31
The year is done. I've reported here monthly on my eleven goals for 2013 categorized in the areas of body, mind and spirit. Now it's time to give you the final report. Before looking at the details, though, I want to summarize my main lessons learned for the year. I blogged about them separately in …
The god of Sports
We love our sports in America, and I'm sure that's just as true in other countries. This was in clear view Saturday as the most anticipated annual local rivalry game of the year took place in college basketball between my favorite team - the University of Kentucky Wildcats - and the University of Louisville Cardinals. …
My Christmas Wish For You
Christmas exists to remember and celebrate the first coming of Christ to a world in need of a savior. As a colleague at work said this week, he'd prefer to call it Incarnation Day instead of Christmas, but he's right in suspecting that won't catch on. While most biblical scholars agree that Jesus wasn't born …
What Is Your Worldview?
What is your worldview? Can you articulate it? Do you understand what the term means? Here's one definition: "The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world" (thefreedictionary.com). That perspective may center around a philosophy, religious faith, self-constructed set of ethics or other criteria an individual deems most right and valuable in understanding …
