The winds gust and howl, bending the pine trees outside my window. A redbird is riding out this storm on a cylinder feeder. He reminds me of myself in riding out life’s storms. There is a particular storm that I dislike the most. It is the storm of emptiness. It is that place where you don’t feel God in your life. Hell can surely be … Read more
Someone once asked me, “How does it feel to sit in the presence of God? How do I know if He is near?” These are loaded questions. I’m not sure I have the answers, but here is what I know and have experienced in my own life. Sometimes, a peaceful sense of joy comes from a place that is not your own. It’s like a … Read more
The winds gust and howl, bending the pine trees outside my window. A redbird is riding out this storm on a cylinder feeder. He reminds me of myself in riding out life’s storms. There is a particular storm that I dislike the most. It is the storm of emptiness. It is that place where you don’t feel God in your life. Hell can surely be … Read more
Have you ever been so financially stretched that you had absolutely no idea how you were going to make it? Then suddenly, you received a forgotten refund check or found $5 in the pocket of an old coat? Have you ever asked yourself, “How on earth did I make it all these years?” Yet when you look back in desolate times, somehow … you always … Read more
How would you describe your leadership skills? I can tell a lot about your management by the way your employees react when you show up in their department or on their unit or floor. Do they react with a smile and come towards you, or do they avert their eyes and move away? If the latter is happening to you, it could be a big … Read more