Have you ever played “H.O.R.S.E.”? That’s the basketball game that can be played with 2 or more people where one person shoots a basket, if they make it others have to follow. If someone misses, they get a letter. Once they get all the letters that spell horse, then they are out. It’s a fun game because…

When you travel to different parts of the country or different parts of the world, it may be good to understand what actions are acceptable and what actions are taboo. For example, in some parts of the world, to invite a person to come near you, you might have your palm up and move your fingers up and…

Run Forrest Run! In 1994, Tom Hanks starred in a block buster film that impacted a lot of people’s lives. The story is of a boy from the south who had special needs. The movie Forrest Gump chronicles Forrest’s life as a school-aged boy, a young adult who served in Vietnam, and even his life as a business…

You gotta have faith! If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, that statement might make you think of the song from George Michael. His song was actually a song of romance and hope that he’s holding out faith that he’ll find the right match in the next relationship. Sure doesn’t sound very FAITHFUL. Or, maybe,…

How many times have you refinanced your mortgage? I hear commercials all the time about refinancing. It seems like there is always a better time to get a better rate in order to save money, re-cast your amortization, or even to take a little money out. But let’s take a step back for a moment. What is…

Focusing on the Fall Jewish Holy Days

This week as I’ve wrestled with how to consider this text today, I’ve been perplexed a bit. Not so much because of the message of the passage, but because of the fact that it discusses a subject that we are not very familiar with - the role of priests. It would be short sighted and incomplete to simply…

We did a little word association a few weeks ago. I’d like to try that again. I’m going to say the name of a company or organization and I want you to tell me who’s name comes to mind. This person may or may not be the founder, may or may not be living, may or may not still be active in the company,…

Martin Carter is an organizational consultant. In an article that he posted on LinkedIn a few years a go, he said: “In 1979 Air New Zealand flight 901 crashed into Mount Erebus in Antarctica killing all 279 people on board. The root cause was a 2-degree change in the flight coordinates which, over the…

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and…