God Never Intended Us to Stay the Same
God Never Intended for us to Stay the Same. Many Christians can point to the moment they accepted Christ. They ...
Another Year
Another year, another Birthday has arrived. Preparation for old age should begin no later than one's teens. A life that ...
A Tree Does Not Hear Its Own Growth.
A tree does not hear its own growth resonates because it captures something deeply true about human experience. GROWTH Growth ...
Buried but Not Forgotten
Buried but not forgotten, I was asked today to join a panel to discuss one of the most painful events ...
Opportunity: The Unrecognized Path from Poverty
The unrecognized path out of poverty isn’t education or money; it’s opportunity. I have spent a significant amount of time ...
Measuring Pupose
Measuring Purpose. A tree does not hear the sound of its own growth. That was a very clear message to ...
What Does it Mean to be Alive?
What does it mean to be alive? Is being alive the same as living? If you have breath in your ...
What Was There Before?
The basic question one asks when seeking God is: what was there before? As humans with limited knowledge and finite ...
Love, Loss, and What Remains
Love, Loss, and What Remains. Sometimes, for reasons I don’t always understand, life doesn’t just disappoint—it crashes. Not the hardship ...
Overworked and Underpaid
“We are overworked and underpaid.” Every generation says it. My grandfather said it, my father said it, I’ve said it, ...
The Echo of a Life: Why Being “Someone” Is About Lasting Impact
The Echo of a life: wanting to be someone. Most people don’t mean that in a public sense. They don’t ...
The Legacy of Hanson Gregory
Few people know the name Hanson Gregory. Hanson Gregory (1832–1921) was an American sailor credited with inventing the ring-shaped doughnut ...
The Good Son, A Warning
The good son—do you even know who I am talking about? Luke 15:11-32 is a parable Jesus taught about a ...
At Some Point, We all Need a Miracle.
At some point, we all need a miracle. That isn't a sign of weakness; it's part of being human. Sometimes ...
Part Three: Finishing Faithfully
In my three-quarters of a century, I have noticed that a life that ends well rarely happens by chance. It ...
Part Two: Seize Opportunities
We often overlook how important it is to seize opportunities when they arise. Sometimes we assume that people who push ...
A Life Well-Lived
In my three-quarters of a century, I have noticed three signs of a life well-lived. The first is a strong ...
Time is a Thief
,My daughter, an incredible human being who has had an indelible impact on thousands, mentioned the other day that time ...
Logos Hope, the true hope.
Logos Hope, the true hope. I just spent a week in an environment that should be impossible. Let me paint ...
May my voice echo through eternity.
You're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence? ...