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Apparently, I’m Not Qualified to Invent Lunch A few days ago, I had an idea. Not just any idea. An idea so remarkably simple that I couldn’t believe a multibillion-dollar corporation hadn’t already thought of it. So, I did what any reasonable person recovering from surgery with time on their hands would do. I submitted … More The Chronicles: They Stole My Hamburger, Part II
I did something today that may eventually make someone very wealthy. Unfortunately, I have a strong suspicion that someone will not be me. I submitted a new product idea to a major fast-food company. I’m not going to tell you which company. I’m not going to tell you what the product is. And I’m definitely … More The Chronicles of the Unemployed Man: They Stole My Hamburger
I wrote about Halloween last year. I wasn’t planning to write about it again. Then I went to church. It was the end of September, and I was visiting a large congregation. As I looked through the upcoming events, there it was: Halloween activities. I shouldn’t have been surprised. Churches across America do some version … More Why Halloween Has No Place in the Church
I went to church this morning. For a lot of people, that probably isn’t a particularly noteworthy statement. You get up on Sunday morning, get ready, drive to church, sit in your usual place, talk to people you know, listen to the message and go home. For me, going to church often comes with another … More Finding a Church Where You Belong
“The Conversation Before the Conversation” I wasn’t planning to write today. Then I made the mistake of sitting in my secondary office, a coffee shop, and watching people. Once you become interested in human behavior, it becomes difficult to turn it off. You begin noticing things that other people may overlook. A table isn’t simply … More What Body Language Says Before We Do
Every time the possibility of Noah’s Ark enters the news cycle, the conversation quickly becomes divided. Some people see hope that history is confirming what Scripture has said for thousands of years. Others immediately dismiss the idea, calling it a myth, a legend, or a story that was created long after the events supposedly happened. … More Noah’s Ark: The World Before the Flood and the Evidence We Choose to See
I spend more time on LinkedIn these days than I used to. Part of that comes with looking for opportunities, making professional connections, sharing my writing and generally trying to convince the professional world that I remain a productive member of society. And I’ve noticed something. LinkedIn may be the happiest place on Earth. Forget … More The LinkedIn Chronicles
We spend a lot of our lives making plans. We decide what job we want, who we want to spend our lives with, where we want to live, what success should look like, and sometimes even the exact path we believe will get us there. We call it Plan A. And when Plan A falls … More Maybe Plan B Was Plan A All Along
Last night, I watched the finale of America’s Got Talent, and like millions of other people, I watched 16-year-old Nene Royal walk onto the stage with a guitar and perform “Seven Nation Army.” What has happened to this young woman over the past few months is remarkable. Nene came to America’s Got Talent from Phuket, … More And Then Everything Changed…
Sometimes we convince ourselves that success requires everyone to notice us. Thousands of readers. Thousands of followers. A packed auditorium. A viral post. A massive audience. But maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it only takes one. One person can hear you speak and recognize something in you that nobody else noticed. One person can read something … More It Only Takes One