A few weeks ago, I returned to school along with millions of other American teachers, students, and support staff. The plan for me to adjunct a couple of...
Did you know there is a World Arm-Wrestling league? And that you can watch arm-wrestling matches on ESPN and its affiliated channels? Last year the grand prize for...
There are many different meanings for the word “mission.” It can reference a specific assignment that one is sent on (think Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible). Mission is...
I was born in Kansas, a son of the prairie. I worked alongside my parents and siblings on the family farm. I learned early the importance of family...
During one of our marriage prep classes, my husband and I received a “marital responsibilities chart” with various tasks from managing finances to folding laundry. The teacher asked...
I used to call my former financial advisor every few weeks to ask him, “What am I worth today?” My advisor is a great guy, and he performed...
In December 2005, I sat with my wife in a small Chicago theater watching a charming production of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” I found myself unexpectedly moved. In...
My church gathered corporately in June for the first time since our governor instituted a stay-at-home order in mid-March. After nearly three months of worshiping from home via...
Martin Luther once said that if he could understand “Our Father,” the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer, as Christ did, the rest of his life in...
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