I had to do some touch up painting on the exterior siding of our house since we had some planks replaced recently. In my first attempt, I used...
How do you love the coworker you just can’t stand? While reading C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity, I was challenged by Lewis’s thoughts on what it means to really...
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...
Get notified about new articles from the Institute.
