Everyone has a certain set of primary talents. Some folks are athletic. Others, easy going. Some are visionaries. Others are charismatic. Some talents are difficult to pinpoint and others are quite blatant. Aside from the primary or most obvious talent are other talents that don’t come quite as naturally. Perhaps a musician is great at [...]
The leaders of a group define who a group is. More specifically, the eminent leader defines who the group is and how they act. The subordinate leaders help to influence a situation, but the primary leadership always is the determining factor of a group’s character. The first response to such a statement is denial, “No, [...]
Yesterday, the National Weather Service issed a tornado warning for Harris county because of strong storms. A number of folks were concerned about hail, so they moved their vehicles under an awning for protection. But my boss, Chris Todd, being the responsible, thinking man that he is, opted to pull his truck underneath an awning. [...]
I was shocked (briefly) and then reminded of the absurdity of so many personal philosophies: Peace prize winner ‘could kill’ Bush by Annabelle McDonald. Here is the first part of the article: NOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a [...]
If you could choose one of the two following options, which would you choose? 1) To be beautiful / handsome, but also rude and mean. 2) To be ugly, but also generous and loving. I think our “official” and verbal answer would be much different than how we answer it with our day-to-day deeds. What [...]
Today at work, the sole of my foot started to itch (and no, I don’t have some wierd foot fungus). So, I started to scratch it. Except as I started to rub my foot against the floor, I realized that it tickled. I was confronted with a quandry: do I scratch and cause the sensation [...]
“When the London Times asked a number of writers for essays on the topic “What’s Wrong with the World?” [G.K.] Chesterton sent in the reply shortest and most to the point: ‘Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton’” – Philip Yancey
A small gnat decided that I smelled nice and began to buzz about my face. I swung and swatted at him like anyone else would, but in spite of my commanding advantage, I kept missing. And he kept buzzing, circulating between my right and left eyes. With one last desperation swat, my right hand swung [...]
I used to dream of the day when I could serve God by giving money away. I could give to this project or that project, I could help build buildings and do all of these cool things because I had the finances to give. I could even be involved with missions without getting my hands [...]
…knock, knock, knock [opens door] “Yes, I’m from Bassett. I’m here to look at your couch.” “Come in. The couch is right here.” “So you say the couch has a hole in it.” [Pointing at Couch Cusion] “Yea, on this cushion right here.” “Oh [Awkward Silence] “We’ll have a new cushion for you in two [...]