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I'm studying to give a series of talks on the life and ministry of Billy Graham. Here's a bit of a commencement speech he delivered…
I'm studying to give a series of talks on the life and ministry of Billy Graham. Here's a bit of a commencement speech he delivered…
I work a lot with college students. I've met some of the most amazing people. It's a delight--and gives me hope for the future. Occasionally,…
The Bible is a strange paradox: it's simple enough for children to understand, yet so profound that you could study it your whole life--indeed you…
There's a perfectionism that's counterproductive. Dialed in to details that don't ultimately matter, this is a form of waste, and can lead to endless delays…
Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thy self the worse, and so the distance greater. Be not thine own worm: yet such jealousy, As…
"One stroke fells not an oak."George Herbert Seventeenth century English poet George Herbert collected sayings. This one makes me think of several things: Perhaps the…
"Give me a lover and he feels what I am saying: give me one who yearns, give me one who hungers...give me one like this,…
When I was in middle school, I enjoyed building and launching model rockets. Cardboard body tube, balsa fins, plastic nose cone, parachute--with fine strings and…
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…
I often tell my children, "Nothing worth doing is easy." I also say, "I like it because it's hard" (or fussy, demanding, challenging, technical, etc.).…