Designing a Life – Sunday, March 19, 2017
One of the great myths of life is that if you can just find the one thing you’re passionate about and spend your time doing...
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The Egg and the Potato – Sunday, March 12, 2017
Life, it could be said, is a series of choices. While it’s true that we are surrounded by people and problems, they do not determine...
Grit – Sunday, March 5, 2017
Why is it that the most successful people are not always the most gifted or talented? So often, exceptional students, accomplished writers, and championship athletes...
Growing Together – Sunday, February 26, 2017
Many years ago, a young boy visited his uncle who worked in the lumber business. They were looking at the trees in the lumber camp...
“The Very Soul of America” – Sunday, February 19, 2017
The day was October 1, 1925. The place was a remote mountainside in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Hundreds of local citizens tramped up...
Of Family, Stories, Hard Work, and Optimism – Sunday, February 12, 2017
My life, like yours and like everyone’s, comes with a history. Every family tree is full of people and stories—some we remember and cherish, some...
The Abundant Heart – Sunday, February 5, 2017
It takes a special kind of person to find joy in another person’s good fortune. Sadly, it’s far more common to be resentful, bitter, or...
I Know Who You Are – Sunday, January 29, 2017
Every now and then, a simple act of love reminds us all what it really means to love someone. This happened recently at a care...
The Absence of Someone We Love – Sunday, January 22, 2017
One of life’s universal and unavoidable experiences is to lose someone we love. All who have lived and loved will lose cherished family and friends...