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 23, 2015 | Christmas, Contentment, Family, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
Christmas was magical to me as a young boy. The fresh-cut pine tree loaded with lights and ornaments; piles of snow outside; the Charlie Brown Christmas special; holiday kielbasa and raspberry cream pies; family gatherings; opening gifts; no school for two weeks… for...
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...
Oct 29, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, friendship, Jealousy, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
It’s time to kill the monster. Jealousy… aka the green-eyed monster… threatens us all. It’s an emotion everyone deals with occasionally. Its roots are insecurity, fear, self-doubt, or anxiety. Jealousy often emerges when someone achieves something you’ve wanted...
Oct 1, 2015 | Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Family, friendship, Marriage, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
News broke this week that 11 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide were fitted with the software designed to trick emissions testing equipment. A few months ago during the summer, NFL fans were inundated with Deflate-gate—a controversy over the illegal deflation of...
Sep 3, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Leadership, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
Daniel Grant, in his article: A Problem All Artists Face: Dealing with Rejection, states: “Nothing irks artists more than criticism and rejection. Probably every artist has experienced rejection of some quantity…” Grant points out Vincent Van Gogh sold only one...
