I've been thinking about heroism... Christopher Reeve, the Superman star, defined a hero this way, "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."  Christopher came to understand the...

I've been thinking about spiritual warfare... Remember the tongue twister you learned once upon a time, "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?"  Of course, a woodchuck doesn't chuck wood but does chuck around 35 cubic feet...

I've been thinking about proficiency... "It is only when you are alone that you can engage in something called Deliberate Practice, which has been identified as the key to exceptional achievement" by research psychologists.  "When you practice deliberately,"...

I've been thinking about vision… While editing a brochure recently for a new program coming under the Center for Women with Vision, I needed to focus on language to communicate our visionary philosophy.  After all, we are called the Center for Women...

I've been thinking about wit... Repartee is the very soul of conversation, so it is the greatest grace of comedy. - John DrydenIn the book, Amazing Grace - William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, by Eric Metaxas, I stumbled across a concept...

I've been thinking about poison... Why are you in despair, O my soul?  And why have you become disturbed within me?  Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.  Psalm 42:5 (NASB) William Wilberforce (1759-1833), who...

I've been thinking about investments... Early in chapter 8 of the gospel of Luke, several women of distinction are mentioned by name: Mary Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out (she witnessed the crucifixion and was the first person to see the resurrected...

I've been thinking about potential... You know the scenario. You are cruising along in life minding your own business. The days are whizzing by and your activities are a blur. Then one morning you wake up shaken from a night of fitful sleep. As you slowly gain...

I've been thinking about inspiration... God has me right where He wants me! I have been waiting on Him for a greater understanding of what causes transformational change in the lives of individuals. My theory is that there is a general process with specific elements...

I've been thinking about trust... In my three previous blogs in this series I have been describing elements of a change process I have identified in my own life as transformation alchemy. Transformation alchemy includes INSPIRATION + KNOWLEDGE + WONDER which God uses...