The power of ignorace

I’m all for professionals. I often wish I were one. But, nay… Jack (or frank) of all trades. Which often means, when I try something new, well, I am pretty decent at it right away. That is, until I...

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confused

Why is giving up so hard? I had always wanted to work with aspiring artists. I thought my work with LF would propel me to that. I generally “gave up” all hope of working in the music industry, and I...

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ozzy nails it again

Never let the sense of past failure defeat your next step.

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moving backward to move forward

As (most likely) typical of men going thru mid-life, I’m working at what I finally want to be when I grow up. Unlike many men in similar situations, I feel like I have little to no “career” to look...

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trajectory

This certainly isn’t original, but, part of the story at this point… You’re headed down a path and then get just one degree off. At first, you can still see the line of the path you were on. You...

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debt, shattered dreams and abandonment

There are countless stories in Christian history of people following after God, able and willing to go where He leads, only to find themselves stuck in a place far from where they see themselves. Most likely the most famous...

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surreal day – a collision of times, at Tabor College

I peer out the window during a small worship gathering this morning. A collision of “times” hits me. outside one window is the graveyard in which my grandparents are buried. Much of my physique (as amazing as it is!)...

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perfect

Dean and I grew up in Olathe. It’s our “hometown”. We both went K-12 in Olathe Schools and both went to Olathe North High School. When we lived in Pittsburg, KS for 12 years, we’d come home and wonder...

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looking for a job

I’ve had to go out and look for a job only once before in my life. Well, that’s not counting early on, when I’d go into a hardware store and come out with a job. The last time was...

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giving up vs. letting go

My mom is not doing well. She was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma just over 5 years ago. Most patients live just over 5 years. Last week, I was with her at her oncologist appointment. Mom is driven by the numbers....

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