Jul 15, 2016 | Anger, Forgiveness, friendship, Relationships, Uncategorized, Words
I like to play golf. Don’t play it very well, but still enjoy smacking the ball around. Golfers like me use mulligans occasionally. A mulligan is a do-over: I hit a bad shot, and with permission from my fellow golfers, I pretend that shot never happened, and then I...
Feb 4, 2016 | Anger, character, Depression, Forgiveness, friendship, Marriage, Relationships
In 1989 Don Henley released a hit single entitled: The Heart of the Matter. Some insightful lyrics in this song are: “There are people in your life who’ve come and gone They let you down and hurt your pride Better put it all behind you; life goes on You...
Jan 7, 2016 | Calling, Career, character, Fear, friendship, Jealousy, Leadership, Relationships, Uncategorized, Work
Many leaders struggle with the demon of insecurity. (I’m using the word “demon” metaphorically, not literally.) King Saul was the crown prince of this particular character flaw. Chosen by God to be Israel’s first king, Saul had good looks, leadership skills, flashes...
Dec 30, 2015 | Calling, character, Family, friendship, Relationships, Uncategorized
Are you missional? Missional is a popular word in church circles today. It’s also a hotly debated word. Ed Stetzer writes: “Any discussion of missional cannot be complete without asking the question, ‘which missional?’” For me, a missional person is consistently on...
Dec 3, 2015 | character, Contentment, Depression, Fear, friendship, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
We live in a crazy world. If you watch the news, you’re bombarded with disturbing images and stories. Most news programs don’t lead with stories about the positive things in life. Human nature defaults to focusing on what’s wrong in life. As a result, our world...
Nov 25, 2015 | Beauty, character, Contentment, Family, friendship, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized
The Opalewski family has a tradition every year at Thanksgiving breakfast: we go around the table, and each person shares what they’re thankful for this past year. (I know… not too original.) I look forward to this tradition every year, because there are always some...
