Monthly Archives: November 2025

A Name for that Day after “Black Friday”

Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to 

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Gratitude ~ Generosity’s Activating Ingredient

Surprisingly, contemplation of the arrival of another Thanksgiving in a fews days brought together two totally disconnected experiences I used to love as a kid. One was 

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 2 ~ FOMO Redefined

Last week we launched into a discussion targeting a specific category of fear that has grown to be prevalent in our country, especially among the millions seeking 

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 1 ~ FOMO Re-examined

Have you ever noticed that there are phrases and comments that seem to remind us of Jesus when we hear them? One that does that for me is a 

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Heroism ~ Behind the Scenes

Earlier this week, my wife and I did something we had only done one other time in all our years together. We 

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