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Going Up
My favorite tree in the back yard had a horizontal branch of just the right height for a teenage boy to leap, grab the branch like a chinning bar, and swing back and…
Progress
In slide-rule competition in 1960, I was ready to quit because my practice scores didn’t show much improvement.
Right Answers
In school, most kids didn’t raise their hand when the teacher asked a question. If I didn’t know the answer, I wanted to hide, because evidently I was supposed to know.
Great BHAG
I’ve been told in seminars that my success depends on BHAG, that is, a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Then I must plan my work and work my plan. Dream big and never give up.
Genius at Work
Einstein amazed intelligent people with his theories, especially when they found those theories to be fact.
Quest for Truth
Confucius was a philosopher in ancient China, sometimes regarded as “lord” and “master” because of his wisdom.
The Problem with Faith
I’m told that I can move mountains if I have enough faith. But if my mountain doesn’t move, what’s the problem with my faith?
Help!
I don’t know what to do. When I don’t know what to do, I pray a lot. Maybe that’s why the apostle Paul encouraged us to “pray without ceasing.” Even when I think I know…
Prayer Changes Things
The plaque on the wall said, Prayer Changes Things. Exactly what things does prayer change? Will God change the thing I want him to change?
The Inquisitive Mind
What nature was Jesus talking about when he said we must be like children or we can’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven? A teachable spirit, perhaps. What do you think?
Boiling Point
Everybody gets angry, right? How can that explosive moment be avoided? Is such a transformation even possible?
Blind but Seeing
What might the man born blind have seen before Jesus touched his eyes and told him to wash at the Siloam pool? To discover the answer, I would have to write the story.