I was going through my desk the other day and found an encouragement card I had received from a pastor and leader from several years ago. It is an interesting compliment. Here it is: “I always appreciated how well you disagree with people, including me. It’s a rare skill today to be respectful, open, and yet honest and … More Compassionate Disagreement
Maybe you’ve experienced this. When I was a young boy, hanging with my father—mostly on the vegetable farm we owned—people would come around and every once in a while and someone would comment, “you look just like your dad.” My father would look down at me and give me a little wink. Have you been told you … More You Look Just Like Your Dad: an adopted image
With the authority vested in me I declare that we are in the National Appreciation Season. There are very few times in human history in which appreciation is so desperately needed. Now is one of those times. We are watching before our eyes the frailty of life. In the US almost 200,000 people have died from … More I declare it is National Appreciation Season
If you’re like me and are an HGTV fanatic, watching all the refurb shows you may have noticed that when they display books nearly everybody is facing them backward. In other words, the spine of the book, showing the title and author is facing the back. The pages face the front. I find this oddly strange and … More Backward books and Hidden Lives
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