Making the Case

Making the Case

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here“Let me play devil’s advocate for a few minutes.”Most of us have heard that before. Someone makes a point or proposes a plan. It definitely has merit, and listeners nod their heads in agreement.Then one...
VDPs Very Draining People

VDPs Very Draining People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAs recently as 1971, astronomers wondered if there really was such a thing as a “black hole.”That was the colloquial name given to an ultra-dense mass predicted by Einstein’s general relativity equations....
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...