Mirror Neurons and The World Cup
Why do sports fans feel so emotionally invested in the game, reacting almost as if they were part of the game themselves? If you watched the World Cup today you'll see what I mean. Click on the IMG link below: IMG_2450 NOVA website says, "According to...
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The Still Small Voice
Yesterday I bought a tiny box of Sees Chocolates. I was about to open the cute summer yellow box when a quiet nudge told me to give them to someone. I went home, put them in the fridge, then brought them with me when I went back to my office to see a client. As I...
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In Pursuit by Zeke Pipher – A devotional for sportsmen
One of the perks of being an author is that other authors will send you copies of their books. Zeke Pipher is an author whose writing I love. I wrote about his first book, Man on the Run, here. Zeke is a pastor in Central City, Nebraska. He's a married father of...
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Rick Warren Speaks About Son’s Suicide and Mental Health
Great article on mental illness and the church. According to this article, "half of evangelical, fundamentalist and born-again Christians believe prayer and Bible study alone can solve mental illness." Isn't it interesting that we're willing to concede that if you're...
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Love Idol by Jennifer Dukes Lee – A book review
A few months ago, I met the author of this book on Facebook. We have enjoyed a sweet long distance friendship: She in Iowa, me in Colorado. The first trait that drew me to Jennifer was her humility. I knew nothing about her except her kindness when she invited me...
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I Saw Jesus In A Different Light Today
Today, I saw Jesus afresh. I was reading chapters 20 and 21 in the book of Matthew. Jesus walked with his disciples straight up a dusty hill. Fifteen miles from Jericho to Bethany, up the backside of the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. Along the way...
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Ann Voskamp book The Greatest Gift – a book for Advent
Most people know Ann Voskamp as the gentle Canadian mother who homeschools six children. Online (A Holy Experience), Ann uses words and photographs from her life as a farmer's wife to capture the magic of being loved by a God who's got us; his mighty right hand has a...
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Tony Soprano, Zacchaeus and Jesus: Dinner In An Oasis With A Celebrity
Are there people you would love to meet? People you especially admire and look up to? People that would make you lightheaded and giddy, especially if you were to sit down and have dinner together? I can think of several living and dead. People like Rich Mullins,...
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Letters From The Closet by Amy Hollingsworth — A Book Review
I have been fortunate to become friends---via social media---with a delightful woman named Amy Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth was named one of USA Today’s Top 100 People of 2010 for her influence on pop culture and featured in the documentary by MTV News VP/producer...
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This Is What Courage Looks Like
In the fall of 2004, during the Ukrainian presidential election, monitors had reported widespread vote-rigging immediately after the runoff between Yushchenko and the Russian-backed prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych. Authorities had rigged official votes to swing...
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