I left college before graduating. Cheri and I were in the countdown to our marriage date, and her father invited me to come into his 25-year business and apprentice under his leadership. I was going to school to snag a career, so the decision wasn’t difficult for me. I traded books for a briefcase… For […]
Sep 7 2020
How to guarantee you’ll be forgotten…
Say it ain’t so, Joe… It was 100 years ago this month – September 28, 1920 – that a Grand Jury was tasked with hearing testimony in what came to be known as the Black Sox Scandal. In brief: the 1919 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds with the Chicago White Sox. The allegations emerged […]
Aug 31 2020
Follow the money…
When will things return to “normal?” The question is fraught with confusion: what – exactly – do we mean by “normal?” Pre-CV-19? Pre-election conflicts? Pre-Russia probe? Pre-Trump? Pre-internet? When were things “normal?” It’s time to figure out how to fulfill your life’s essential mission, no matter the conditions surrounding us. What does it take to […]
Aug 24 2020
The marathon course goes through a minefield…
Finishing Well. Bob Buford wrote that book in 2004; he, himself, finished well in 2018. I have my copy of that book in front of me, right now. Here’s Bob’s inscription to me, on the inside flyleaf: “To Bob Shank – A true comrade-in-arms in this ministry. God has joined you and I together in […]
Aug 17 2020
This should scare the hell out of us…
Whose advice will you take? For those whose career life happens in the marketplace, the points on the scoreboard have the “$” symbol. “Bottom line” becomes the bottom line; if money makes you the “winner,” the leaderboard is maintained by Forbes. Every year, their Forbes 400 list updates the current prize winners… Right now, the […]
Aug 10 2020
Will you fumble on the one-yard line (in the game with Estate Planning)?
Mid-summer; vacations – such as they are in a no-fly zone, with CV-19 isolation – calling for lighter issues and an escape from the macabre realities swirling in the incessant headlines. Start the week with some light reading, Bob. “Estate Planning?” What was I thinking? The markets have rebounded; savings rates have climbed. People are […]
Aug 3 2020
It starts with faith; does it end there?
We’ve always called this weekly blog the Point of View. An alternate name could have been The Politically Incorrect Journal. It’s never been my desire to be in-step with the culture; I’ve always preferred to be in alignment with God, and the truth He has disclosed in the Scriptures. A three-week series on Estate Planning? […]
Jul 27 2020
Are you acting like a grown-up?
It’s tragic to hear about the passing of someone you love; here’s the pronouncement that amplifies the loss: “He/she died intestate.” You might be not be able to beat death – at least, the kind of death whose cause is not needless risk or undisciplined behavior – but you have absolute control over being intestate. […]
Jul 20 2020
What’s your next, big move?
We were supposed to be in Colorado last week… I’m giving this season an acrostic; it’s SOLO: Summer of Lost Opportunities. Two years ago, we calendared a commitment to be in Colorado Springs last week – with the team of The Jesus Film – helping to recruit another wave of resource partners to help their […]
Jul 13 2020
The Message from Maximum Security
It’s been four months, and there’s no end in sight. What’s the plan? If your Myers Briggs profile starts with “I” (introvert), the last 16 weeks might have felt like an unexpected energizing vacation. Released from unnecessary interaction with people, you could be free to read or binge to your heart’s content. Congratulations on your […]
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