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Getting Naked

Catchy title isn’t it?  I removed the book cover with the title “Getting Naked” emblazoned across it as I was reading this book in the park – I’m sure parents would have been getting their children away from me if… Continue Reading →

Unfolding the Napkin

Several years ago I read The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam and found the book quite helpful for communicating ideas.   I recently read his follow-up book Unfolding the Napkin which is appropriately subtitled:  the hands-on method for solving… Continue Reading →

Multi-tasking – friend or foe?

All of us been guilty of multi-tasking but is it beneficial?  Research has conclusively demonstrated you can only do one cognitive activity at a time.  If you are performing an automatic physical task without a great deal of thought then… Continue Reading →

Embracing the new

“Don’t ever change!”  That seemed to be one of the most popular valedictions people used in signing my high school yearbook.  Now I know they meant well but consider the implications – did they really want me acting like an… Continue Reading →

Persevering through the chaos

There’s no escaping the fact that times of transition can be difficult.  As you are going through times of transition they are often characterized by uncertainty, chaos, and an unclear resolution.  When you acknowledge that transitions are difficult you seem… Continue Reading →

The only constant is change

The title for today’s post is from Heraclitus, (c.535 B.C. – 475 B.C.) a Greek philosopher, who is best known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe.  It’s interesting that 2500 years later we’re still amazed at… Continue Reading →

Standing in Awe

A few weeks ago Jeanne and I had the privilege of being with our four grandchildren for a week at the beach.  It was great to see their enthusiasm, excitement, and sense of awe during our time together.  It’s unfortunate… Continue Reading →

The Pleasures of God

John Piper continues to develop the theme of his previous writings that “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him” (pp.  xix, 197, 211, 258) in The Pleasures of God.  He expands upon that truth… Continue Reading →

The Delight of Disillusionment

Have you experienced the delight of disillusionment?  Disillusionment basically means to be free of illusions.  The dictionary defines illusions as „something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.”  Jesus realized the delight of disillusionment as he… Continue Reading →

Hannibal and Me

  When I go on vacation I like to take a book that will fun to read, such was the case with Hannibal and Me: What History’s Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failure  by Andreas Kluth. … Continue Reading →

Remembering

In the United States we are celebrating Memorial Day to remember the men and women who have given their lives while serving in the Armed Forces.  We remember with sadness those who paid the ultimate price for the freedom we… Continue Reading →

Experiencing freedom

Jesus gave us a principle that if we are pursuing truth we may experience freedom,   So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;… Continue Reading →

How do we learn truth?

  People readily agree that it is essential to know the truth so the crucial question is how do we learn about truth?   Since Jesus is “the way, and the truth, and the life” we can learn about truth by… Continue Reading →

What is truth?

  This is the great existential question that has plagued mankind throughout the ages.  The irony is that Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, who is the embodiment of truth,  this question but Pilate still capitualted to the crowd.   Therefore Pilate… Continue Reading →

Tolerance

The topic of homosexuality has captured the headlines this past week.  The dictionary defines tolerance as “a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry.”   As I… Continue Reading →

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