by Rick | Feb 22, 2014 | Blog
In the Midwest, we’re pretty sure hell has finally frozen over. The first storm dealt a knockout blow in December and each time we try to stand, another one sucker punches us then kicks us in the ribs while we’re writhing on the floor. It’s been a rough winter....
by Rick | Feb 18, 2014 | Blog
Dr. Keith Sprunger of Bethel College opened his History of Civilization course by saying that historians are either parachutists or truffle hunters. Parachutists like the birds-eye view of the world and truffle hunters are down in the dirt digging for gold. One is...
by Rick | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog
One of the best compliments I ever received was when I was told I stirred up good things in people. I needed to hear that because I had once been told I left a wake of destruction everywhere I went. Therefore, I’ve made it one of my life’s goals to be a swizzle stick...
by Rick | Feb 5, 2014 | Blog
I watched 1,500 refugees a day stream into the camp wearing the only earthly possessions they had- the clothes on their back. I wonder what my worldview would be if the only thing I owned were the clothes on my body? I have spent a considerable amount of time around...
by Rick | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog
Sometimes, words or phrases hit me so hard my brain thuds like it’s been whacked by a two-by-four. I seize up and wobble around a bit kind of like Daffy Duck getting hit with a mallet. This recent request did that to me: Can You Please Put This In Your Dreaming? It...
