VNPs Very Nice People

VNPs Very Nice People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMost of the people you will encounter today fall into the fourth of Gordon MacDonald’s five relational categories.Almost 40 years ago, MacDonald proposed that it’s worth noting how various kinds of people...
VTPs Very Trainable People

VTPs Very Trainable People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAs summer heat gives way to crisp autumn days, Midwesterners typically throw open their doors and windows.Then as nighttime temperatures become downright chilly, most homeowners will notice some visitors at...
VIPs Very Impactful People

VIPs Very Impactful People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAlmost every film adaptation of Stephen King’s novels has been a disappointment. At least for the author.The exception is Stand By Me, a coming-of-age drama that was based, in part, on King’s own...
VRPs Very Resourceful People

VRPs Very Resourceful People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAll of us are called to be stewards, or caretakers, of the gifts and resources we have been given.That includes our talents and abilities, our bank accounts, our calendars, and our physical wellbeing.What’s...
A Gift Freely Given

A Gift Freely Given

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereKenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called it “as much an experience we live through as a film we watch on screen.”He was referring to Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg’s 1998 epic...