Bob Ross
I have a Bob Ross bobblehead on my bookcase in my office. If you push the button, he says some of his famous lines: "You…
Licensed friends
Friendships level up when we give each other permission to call each other out. I once heard this called "Giving your buddy a hunting license."…
Stages of fishing
When you're a little kid, fishing isn't fun unless you catch a fish. As you grow, at some point, something changes, and fishing is fun…
Greenhorn
I used to train operating room (OR) nurses who were fresh out of their internship. I had a special affinity for them because I could…
Simplify, Owl.
Every January our family participates in a Read-Aloud Challenge. Each person is supposed to read aloud for 10 minutes to someone else. If each person…
Antiseptic
No one likes cleaning out a wound with antiseptic. It stings. Little kids learn pretty quickly that they don't love it when grown-ups want to…
JTB
There's an important character in the Bible called John the Baptist. He's not "the Baptist" because be belonged to any Baptist denomination or church. He…
Watchful dragons
Professor and author, C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) grew up in church. During his schooling, he became an atheist. He converted to Christianity at the age of…
Zoom out
Water all over the garage floor. At first I thought it was melted snow from the trash can (one's optimism initially resists the possibility of…
Emotional expectations
Diedra and I went on a three-week study tour of Israel while I was in seminary. It was fascinating--and of lifelong value to a professional…