“By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.” – Proverbs 29:19 Teddy Roosevelt maneuvered the US military through more than a few tight squeezes during his presidency (1901-1909). He espoused this West African proverb as...
What’s the Point of Waiting?
“I hate when they make you wait in the room. Because it says ‘Waiting Room.’ There’s no chance of not waiting. They call it the waiting room; they’re going to use it.” - Seinfeld Seinfeld captures that slow dread—waiting. But then there’s those times when you wait for...
How to avoid being heart sick
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Prov 13:12 It’s pretty much the same feeling for me every January. Either the Cowboys narrowly miss the playoffs, or they stumble their way down through a playoff elimination game...
Your life is like the dawn
“But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.” - Proverbs 4:18 There’s not many times I can remember waking up to do something outside at dawn. It’s not something you look forward to. And yet…it is. The...