My #1 Goal in Life

The professor held up a dodecahedron the size of a fist and proudly proclaimed that he had built the masterpiece for his wife during their courtship. It was going to be a long semester. My first philosophy class and I had a prof whose idea of romance was to create...

Crossing the river to get to the pot o’gold

It’s called our birdbrain: That little part of our brain that triggers a “fight or flee” reaction when something- physical or emotional- threatens to hurt us. The core of our biological response, when we sense danger coming at us, is to put up our dukes and fight like...

Trust God and Keep Your Powder Dry

If I didn’t believe that God was involved in orchestrating various trials in my life to turn them into a boatload of blessings, I’d be a crack-head by sunset tomorrow. Core Values My core values are based on the presuppositions that: There is a God who is...