Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I’m writing this about 4.5 hours into a 13-hour flight from Newark, NJ to Beijing, China. I took a break from my Mandarin crash course to watch the movie We Bought a Zoo. Near the end of the movie Matt Damon tells his son “Sometimes all it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage and …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #110: Sometimes All It Takes Is 20 Seconds
I went to see the movie The Three Stooges Sunday with my son and a friend. Our wives weren't interested - it must be a guy thing - so we planned a guy's afternoon out. For around 90 minutes I was transported back 40+ years when I loved to come home from school and watch the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #106: To Know People Now, Learn About Their Past
Before leaving work today, I had to pack up all of my belongings into storage bins, labeling them and the equipment left behind in preparation for a move on Friday. I'm taking the next three days off as vacation to attend a conference in town, so I had to pack today in preparation for the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #98: Relationships Are More Important Than Surroundings
Today is the first day of Spring. Where I live, it has felt like spring (or summer) for the past week or so. Flowers along our driveway and in our backyard sprang up weeks ago. Trees are budding. On my 3.5 mile walk with my dog tonight, nearly every dog owner in the neighborhood was …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #80: Spring Brings Second Chances
I have a special place in my heart for most animals. I cannot remember a time in my life when I did not have pets except for those times in between the death on one and the arrival of another. When you combine household pets with being raised on a farm, animals are just a …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #78: Relationships With Animals Are Special
