Jan
21
Not a Story
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To a person with a closed mind, evidence is never good enough because there is always one more question. The subject of miracles is prime fodder for the “next question”. How do you know they aren’t just stories? After all, the intervention of something supernatural that overpowers natural law and, for a time, changes what [...]
Jan
20
House Fire
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Fear is a great motivater and stumbling block. Out of fear, we might jump from a window of a burning building and, yet, fear might keep us from taking a risk that will show great reward. Our paradigm concerning our relationship with God and His plans for us is usually one that supposes our current [...]
Jan
19
No Puzzle
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There’s a fundamental trick used in most logic puzzles or other puzzle games. The trick is to put it into the player’s mind that there’s a situation where the obvious move actually blocks the player from solving the puzzle. It makes it appear that the only move to make will actually prevent victory. Now, in [...]
Jan
18
Eyewitness to History
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I am absolutely floored at the vast number and variety of commemorative editions and collector’s items being sold to sync up with upcoming inauguration. In many ways, there are some significant “firsts” associated with this presidency. Still, I think it’s a rare moment when we can know that history is being made in the present [...]
Jan
17
The Name
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I’ve been wracking my brain for the last couple of days to come up with a clever website name. Every time I think of something catchy or cute, I can’t use it because someone else has already purchased it. In some cases, it’s quite annoying because a company is simply squatting on it. In other [...]
Jan
16
Stay in Touch
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As a manager, I’m much more aware of when I see good and bad management techniques on display. Often these skills translate to diplomacy, too. I can see it watching politics. I can see it watching sports. I can even see the results of it reading the business page. I noticed this technique when reading [...]
Jan
15
No Skipping
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I sit here thinking about how the economy is likely to get worse before it gets better. I also think that many of the ideas put forth by our leaders are probably going to make it worse than it needs to be. Then I hear that one of the stocks I happen to be invested [...]
Jan
14
Live to Please
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I was listening to a Christian talk show today and heard a call that posed a common question that should have an obvious answer. But, it seemed like a revelation to me. The setup was that a Christian woman had started dating an unsaved man. Her friends and family had told her repeatedly that this [...]
Jan
13
Act Out
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After sitting through three hours of meetings and watching project requirements get laid out on spreadsheets and outlines, I can appreciate men of action. Some days I feel like all I’m doing is rearranging descriptions, meetings, and schedules. I’m not actually accomplishing any work nor have I made the real work move any faster. Sometimes, [...]
Jan
12
Who Are Those Guys?
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After reading about the results of the NFL playoff games this weekend, I had to do a double-take. These were not the teams everyone was predicting would win. These were decent teams, but a step away from the Super Bowl? How’d that happen? I was reminded of a classic line from the very quotable “Butch [...]