Formation

A Chip Off the Old Block

“An iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water.” (Wikipedia) With only one seventh to one tenth of the mass of an iceberg above water, clearly there is more to it than first appears. That truth can […]

Distilled thots from the #GroupLife Conference

Saturday some of our group life coaches attended the WCA Group Life Conference. We attended at a local church in Doylestown and watched the conference via satellite feed from Chicago. It wasn’t quite the same as actually being there but we were, nonetheless, challenged and inspired. The first session was filled with technical difficulties and […]

A friend of mine was diagnosed with brain cancer

A friend of mine in Michigan was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. Almost every day he emails those who have covenanted to pray with him with an update and/or what he’s thinking. Yesterday he provided one of his classic ‘bigger picture’ observations that I thought was worth sharing! —– I have a friend named Tom. […]

Unplugged

Every now and then we need to punch the escape button. This past weekend Joanna, a couple of our kids and I were able to punch that button at the last minute and head out of town. One of our kids had to work so she couldn’t join us! It was a good and relaxing […]

Sharpen the Saw

Sharpen the Saw

I came across this a little bit ago: Fred is trying to cut a log in half with a dull saw. Mark comes along and says “Hey, if you stop and sharpen that saw things will be easier and faster.” But Fred says “I don’t have time to stop and sharpen this saw! I’ve got […]