I Need Help

There are times I need another set of hands. There are times that I simply can’t get all the stuff on my daily to-do-list completed and I need help. I’m thankful for friends, staff and colleagues who are always willing to pitch in and help.  I think God wired us for relationship. I think we…

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It’s Time To Fight

I have to confess that when first hearing about the Coronavirus, I was a bit presumptuous. I felt like it was no big deal because it was somewhere else and someone else’s problem. Last week it became everyone’s problem as it reached multiple countries around the world.  I was stunned to learn of the vast…

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Confrontation

Some people hate confrontation and others seem to thrive on it. I would probably fit in the former “camp”, but I have learned that is necessary in most any level of leadership. Confrontation is a relative of accountability. If someone desires to be held accountable to me for something, at some point, I will need…

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Refuge

I think of refuge as a place of protection and safety. I often think of my home as a place of refuge. I can relax at home. I can rest at home. When I’m at home with those closest to me, I can rest and relax. I don’t feel as accessible when I’m home. In…

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Rescued

After returning home from Tennessee yesterday, I received a call from my son who had taken the boat out for a little Labor Day riding and relaxing. They had a tire that was coming apart and needed replacement. Thankfully, I had a spare tire on the boat trailer, but they didn’t have all the necessary…

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Deep Wounds

I am not afraid of blood. I recently had a minor altercation with a bar sticking out about head height while I was cutting grass with a riding lawn mower. When I hit the pipe, it about knocked me off the mower. After stopping to assess the damage, I didn’t feel blood, so I finished…

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