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I've been thinking about direction... There are times in life when the right direction could not be more obvious. Paul Sailhamer snapped this image while driving home from Arizona to California recently which got me thinking. Growing up in Iowa, I remember the...
I've been thinking about pressure... DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS or DCS is caused by a reduction in surrounding pressure that produces micro bubbles of gases, similar to the fizzing of a carbonated drink, within the body. It can happen when leaving a high-pressure...
In 1929 a song was copyrighted by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics) entitled "Happy Days Are Here Again." This song is #47 on the Recording Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century." The chorus goes like this:Happy days are here againThe...
I've been thinking about vision... I was cleaning out an old briefcase recently and I came across a most interesting document. The heading identified it as a vision statement for my old non-profit, Prickly Perspectives, Inc., dated June 2005. Thinking back,...
I've been thinking about heroism... This blog is a shout-out to some of the individuals who have stood with us in our transition from Scottsdale Bible Church. They have stayed connected and helped us succeed at Phoenix Seminary. In our home we use the...
I've been thinking about heroism My everyday hero is my husband, Darryl, who has displayed strength to meet daily challenges for all 42 of our years together. This is my tribute to his heroism.My everyday hero loves sacrificially. I have seen Darryl go way...
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,"...