Maybe playing it safe is the greatest danger

October 26, 2015 I don’t know what you did for dinner last night, but I’m sure it was a bit different than mine. Despite the American headlines, Cheri and I are in the middle of a trip to Israel, along with 25 friends from the Master’s and Barnabas communities. Sunday evening, we were in Sderot, …

What’s your heart language?

October 19, 2015 When you live in Southern California – and travel a lot – the grief is just a fact of life. People – are they jealous? – love to poke fun at Californians for our “distinctives.” The two top grief-getters are our lack of seasons (palm trees don’t change colors); and, our earthquakes …

Are you Addicted to Approval?

October 12, 2015 Be careful when picking heroes. Every aspect of life operates with the same basic ground rules: pick a category, and you can populate the space. The players come in-order, on-cue: first, the Originator (syn: creator, discoverer, pioneer, innovator); these are the few who live “to explore strange new worlds; to seek out …

Do you have the courage to say “Yes?”

October 5, 2015 “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” Frank Morgan appeared in over 100 movies while he was under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but his title role in The Wizard of Oz gave him the one-liner that would be his signature line. While Toto-the-dog pulled back the drape – revealing the huckster …