What will your kids choose to be when they grow up? That speculation may not get much outward airing over dinner with friends, but in the quiet moments when parents project their family into the future, it’s no small speculation. Here’s one layer of that prognostication: Will your kids grow up to be nuns? This […]

It was an innocent-enough question, posed in the last line of an email: “Do you have a favorite in the Super Bowl?” A “favorite?” George Commons started his three-year pilgrimage through The Master’s Program about 15 years ago in Chicago. From those 12 sessions, he integrated some new factors into his corporate leadership in the

It’s called the Lowsman Banquet; the 2022 annual re-enactment on June 20th, 2022 was the 47th assembly in Newport Beach to celebrate the most unlikely of honorees. Weeks before, no one would have known the name of the Man of the Hour; today, he’s one of the hottest celebs on the planet. What gives? Paul

Nearly 40 years ago, David W. Smith – former suburban school superintendent in Chicago, frequent ministry speaker, prolific author of 60+ books – detected a widespread malady and exposed it in his landmark book, The Friendless American Male. Has the situation stabilized, or is it worse? “According to a recent American Survey report, men have

  Let’s play a little cultural history trivia game. Here’s a roster of quirky but endearing people whom you probably invited into your home late in the last century: Sam. Carla. Cliff. Norm. Frasier. Woody. Phil. Rebecca. Diane. Lilith. Ernie. I have no prize to offer if you’ve figured them out. Who are these folks?

  Last week’s Point of View seems to have hit some tender spots. I was recognizing the widespread incidence of anxiety as a pandemic for which God offers the only viable vaccination. How can one know that they’re likely flirting with anxiety as a “thing?” The significant tell is the lack of peace – not

  So… last Monday was a dry-run of our New Year together. I don’t consider “holidays” as an excuse to go dark with this weekly relationship conversation that we share. Your professional dialogs may go silent when an off-day is on Mon-day, but that’s not the way I roll. I sent my thoughts to you

  Hey, it’s me again. I ambushed you last Monday on Christmas morning, so I thought I’d do it again today. You might give me five minutes between parades and football. As usual, I’m here to ambush your agenda and give you something to think about. Today, here’s my headline: Will 2024 be your New

  It was historic: six weeks ago last Sunday, five NFL games were decided with seconds-or-less left on the clock! What happened? And why does it matter? On November 12th, the Cardinals, Browns, Seahawks, Texans and Lions each kicked a field goal as time expired on the game clock. In all five contests, three points

  It’s Monday… but it’s also Christmas Day. For many/most American Christians, today competes with Thanksgiving and Easter as one of the most significant – and memory-making – days of each year’s calendar. Call a time-out for a sideline download before you get back on the family game field; let me give you something to