I recently read a blog post from Jon Acuff (all the greatest ideas are sparked by his blog.  If you don’t read it, you need to) about being “glass half full” vs. “glass half empty.”  In the post, he commented that he’s a “glass half full of scorpions” person. Funny, but I can totally relate.   More than connecting with the post itself, though, was a comment that really hit me where I needed it.  In his response, David from Denver commented: “I’m only just finding the people around me that have helped me take the scorpions out of the glass.” That got […]

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It’s been a long couple of weeks. My writing time last weekend was spent whittling my work emails down from 1,600 to Inbox Zero. I have been at my desk, working, before 5:30 every day this week. I fell asleep, fully dressed and glasses on, at 8:00 the other night. My writing has suffered. But it’s all worth it.  Because this morning, I am hitting the road to Jon Acuff’s second Quitter Conference in Nashville! You might have seen that I attended the first Quitter Conference last July.  In fact, if you ‘re reading this blog (which, well, you kinda […]

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I’m a Colts fan. Not one of those crazy stand-in-the-snow and paint your body blue and white kind of fans.  But I do own a Colts Snuggie.  And I am NOT sharing a photo of that! Truth is, this year was rough for the Colts.  In Week 7, we tied the Dolphins for the third worst loss in NFL history.  62-7.  At the end of the season, we ranked 28th in both offense and defense, and Special Teams came in dead last in the league. But I’m still a fan. Why?  Loyalty. Loyalty is important to me. For a long […]

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So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness… God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. …I tell you the truth, when you [helped] one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!… Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to […]

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With the craziness of the season, Haiku seemed the right medium for today….. Then a star, a dark barn donkeys, sheep, a bed of straw emmanuel.  jesus. Now bustle.  bells.  lights.  trees. we buy, wrap, cook, decorate what would jesus do? *** It’s so easy to get caught up in the stuff. I want to let go of some of that and focus on serving instead. What one thing could you let slide this Christmas season?  Leave a comment…..