Monthly Archives: November 2009

following, leading & critical thinking

It’s been said that people are either followers or leaders. I think that’s pretty true. I know people who are leaders and others who are followers. But I contend that there is another group which is a subset of either, … Continue reading

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football coach

here in the ‘ville, the local college football coach is, apparently, in trouble… the big news is that tomorrow may be his last game… he has another two years on his contract at the local college… to the tune of … Continue reading

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Black Friday and a good cause

Today is the day when American stores “go into the black” (they begin making money). Many stores operate “in the red” until the Christmas shopping season. The big rush at the end of the year is what pushes many of … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

What are you thankful for? In a little book I read the other day on prayer, by R.A.Torry (early 20th c. ?), the author says that one of the hindrances to prayer is a lack of thankfulness. On this great … Continue reading

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thoughts on unity

Lazo and I had a great talk on the way to the airport this morning… we talked about unity among the followers of Jesus. I have hung out with a ton of cool people over the last four weeks in … Continue reading

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reflections on Spain, heading to Homeland tomorrow

(Had no Internet so, I’ve been absent, I wrote this at the Madrid airport and posted it from Budapest) I’ve been visiting some friends (one old, others new) in western Spain. I arrived to warm (relatively speaking) weather and a … Continue reading

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