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Reflections

  • Big Rocks

    In "First Things First," Stephen Covey tells a story that was told him. I don’t know the sources, so I will embellish a bit.   There was a speaker who was called upon to address a group of young people. As… Continue reading

  • Pass It On.

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  • God’s Grace

    Just a thought: There is no time in our lives when the grace of God is not needed or available. Continue reading

  • 15 Minutes to Better Health

    I have been applying the 15 Minute Challenge to my health in several dimensions. Along with the major changes in my life it had started to become apparent to me that I needed to do something about my body’s condition… Continue reading

  • 15 Minutes

    I am presently engaged in a challenge with the folks in my church. I asked them and myself to identify 4 areeas of their lives where they really needed to work. All dimensions of life were legitimate areas of concern.… Continue reading

  • DOWN Time

    Here is a dilemma: You don't have large enough blocks of time to focus on your big projects. Everything is chopped up with what we have called cracks in time available. The cracks seem to small to allow accomplishments. On the other… Continue reading

  • And Make Our Gardens Grow

    I felt that there was some scriptural basis here for this marvelous composition of Leonard Bernstein in "Candida," and then I came across Jeremiah 40:10 again: "…you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, and put them in… Continue reading

  • My New Year

    My New Year’s celebration is almost in sync with the calendar, but off by 2 days. The rest of the world was marking a new year two days ago and I do so today. I was actually three days late… Continue reading

  • On the Other Hand

    While you are escaping the frenzy of the season, don’t lose its energy. A bit of stress is propelling. Management of stress is essential and must include developing tools to harness it as a source of energy and inspiration. Christmas… Continue reading

  • Frenzy

    Frenzies are frequent and frightful in the frantic days before Christmas. All that we have resolved to do for our businesses and families well in advance, we feel we must do now and finish quickly. To this wave of hyperactive… Continue reading