Abundant Life… Leadership in Three Models 4 May 2018 Not too long ago, a campus group asked me to describe my ideas on leadership. How did I define leadership in general? How did I lead, specifically? Being a researcher,…
Abundant Life… Rock Salt 28 Mar 2018 I moved just over 800 pounds of rock salt yesterday -- all by hand, all by myself. I did not move it all at once. Part of getting the job…
Abundant Life Too Much 10 Nov 201710 Nov 2017 Hunting pheasants in North and South Dakota taught me a number of lessons. One that stands out is seeing the birds poop right as they take flight, just off the ground.…
Abundant Life My Happy Place 24 Sep 201724 Sep 2017 Surrounded by books, that is my happy place: be they in a library, a commercial bookstore, my living room, or a used bookstore like this one in Dinky Town, Minneapolis.…
Abundant Life… Theodore Roosevelt National Park 23 Sep 201723 Sep 2017 I love this petite Park to the North. Once a quarter I make my way north up SD Hwy 79 to ND Hwy 22 and then west on I-94 at…
Abundant Life… Cultivate a New Hobby 22 Sep 201723 Sep 2017 Hobbies, in many ways, constitute a luxury. Hobbies require time, money, and thoughtfulness. For most in the world, any one of these three constituents is scarce or non-existent. But in our…
Abundant Life Slim Books 28 Jul 2017 Reading slim books is akin to enjoying a very dense, very rich, very chocolate flourless torte. One does not stab a fork into the slice of dessert and then cram it down one's throat…
Abundant Life Sunrise, Sunset 22 Jun 201722 Jun 2017 Last year at this time I posted one of my favorite pieces, A Good Story, about my brother's hilarious encounter in the local lumber store. Shortly after his death, our family…
Abundant Life… Righteousness 22 Feb 201722 Feb 2017 You know it is a great sermon if you are still thinking about it days after Sunday brunch. My Pastor preached on Christ's perfection last Sunday. Perfection, he defined, is…
Abundant Life… Moscow, Russia (Part 2) 14 Feb 201714 Feb 2017 We made it to Moscow without incident, but it required my skipping the espresso stand at CDG airport. Mom strongly urged me to pack my week into one carry-on suitcase…
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