Listen to the commentary It’s Monday, but it’s not just any Monday. Though it seems like a day-off – with the official “observed” status of New Year’s Day happening today – it’s also a day with fresh endings and fresh beginnings lumped into your subconscious. Besides boxing-up the Christmas décor to be stashed until next […]

Listen to the commentary 2022: What a great year! At our house, leukemia moved in last January and demanded our attention. Alongside that medical emergency, the public markets went stark-raving in Q1 and are still in shambles. At the same time, war has waged within the DC Beltway and across the regions of Ukraine. With

Listen to the commentary Merry Christmas! One quick thought, and then you can get back to your Christmas focus. I want to remind you of an important grammatical encounter that is most important against the backdrop of this holiday. It’s on a bunch of the Christmas cards you’ve received; it’s a major character in the

Listen to the commentary   Some people start planning their Christmas gift-giving in January; for them, finding a place to cache their treasures in anticipation of the Christmas Eve or Morning reveal is a rational act that makes perfect sense to them… For others, the countdown clock – “Only 13 more shopping days ‘til Christmas!”

Listen to the commentary I’ll be 70 on my next birthday; I left home at 17 and, since then, I’ve been acting as a responsible adult – not able to hide under the covering of parents or guardians – and figuring things out for myself. Here’s one thing I’ve confirmed, over and over again… What

Listen to the commentary   In about four weeks, you can expect to hear the same line echoing in homes across America: “When are we going to open our presents?” Family traditions may split between Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning, but there’s no chance the wrappings will be untouched by the 26th… Imagine how God

Listen to the commentary The power of the press for the next few weeks will be split between the life-or-death Senate rematch in Georgia and the life-or-death selection of Christmas gifts for the people in your circle. Will your gifts be valued and memorable, or re-gifted quickly and forgotten by the New Year? Most gifts

Listen to the commentary You’ve got one – or, more – but there’s a good chance you don’t know what it (your super power) is, or what to do with it. Are you one of the majority of Christians who are at risk of missing the opportunities that God may be holding in check until

Listen to the commentary   “You’ve got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” 

Listen to the commentary   Let’s pretend that you’ve adopted the FIRE strategy (Financial Independence; Retire Early) advocated by the Millennial Generation. You’ve unleashed your Bucket List. What now? If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Americans with vacation dreams exclude itineraries to places like Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Syria,