Millions of cars are replaced each year. Faster, newer models replace the old cars that we once held dear. How many vehicles have you been through? Where do the old cars go? Some are recycled. Others end up in any one of thousands of junkyards scattered across the nation.These junkyards hold a little of everything Tractors without wheels, cement trucks, busses gutted and left with only rotting frames. Old sedans and pickup trucks litter the landscape, hoping that there is... Read more
(This is also today’s featured post over at High Calling Blogs ) Two years ago, on a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean, a massive underground seed bank opened. The Svalbard Seed Vault serves as a repository of more than 500,000 seeds representing nearly 1/3 of the world’s food crops. The bank consists of three secure rooms at the end of the 427-foot tunnel blasted out of the frozen mountain. The seeds are sealed in four-ply foil pouches, and then stored... Read more
Each day, while driving to work, I pass the central facility and office for a garbage collection company. The collectors clock in, get their assignments, and then grab the keys to their vehicles. They start them up and they rumble out of the yard, one by one, fanning out across the city to collect people’s waste. At some point, these trucks will fill up. There’s only so much that can collect before they will have to go to the landfill... Read more
‘I had no idea it was that bad.’ We’ve all said that when we have had friends or coworkers who went through a major emotional change in their life. A marriage on the rocks. An attempted suicide. A deep depression. A loss of hope. Who knew? We were oblivious to their need. Most of our daily interactions are strictly surface relationships. We barely scratch below the well-crafted façade. A quick chat in the elevator or a hello past a cubicle.... Read more
If you need a little reminder of the Savior, Amazon.com offers you just the ticket — the Jesus action figure. The advertisement asks, “Can you use a miracle today?” The action figures stands 5″ tall and features glow-in-the-dark hands! He comes in an illustrated window box with 8 accessories: a jug, 2 fish, and 5 loaves of bread. At first I scoffed outright at this vain commercialization of God Incarnate. But then I got to thinking. This action figure is much... Read more
I would be honored if you read my contribution to the group book review of Real-Time Connections by Bob Roberts Jr. over at Bible Dude. The portion of the book I reviewed focuses on “Linking to the World.” Robert’s points out the obvious global shift we have had. All of the information is flattened thanks to television, telephones and international travel. Tribes and cultures are now dispersed across the planet and the enclaves we once thought safe are now in the... Read more
This article was featured at this week’s “The High Calling.” Please click here for the original post. As children, we knew all about kingdoms. We erected make-believe castles, dreamt of princes and princesses, and battled rival knights. We donned bath towels and called them royal robes, wore garish crowns of cut-out gold paper, and rode the family dog like a white steed. We grew up and cast aside much of that fantasy world. But one grown man is still having... Read more
I was inspired by a short post by Jon Acuff last week who wrote “This is for all the people who have made mistakes and hold out hope that it’s not impossible to return.” That’s me! I’ve been reminded of past failure so much that they now are part of my resume. It’s a tattoo for all to see. It’s a rock that I drag around for all to wonder. It’s an anchor that holds my heart. Acuff uses Joseph... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The Soul’s Slow Demise Whether you drink it or not, you must admit that coffee is a strong part of our image of Americana. In the wide open plains of the Old West, coffee was a just reward for a day’s work. The dusty, chiseled faces of cowboys would gather around the evening campfire, relaxing from a long day of driving cattle. A makeshift spit hanging over a fire held a battered pot that would pour hot... Read more
(This is a copy of my featured post over at High Calling Blogs today. Click here to read the whole post.) I’ve had some outstanding bosses. And I’ve have some pretty bad ones, too. I bet you’ve experienced both kinds as well. The worse ones were those that were self-absorbed. The entire workplace seemed to revolve around their personality, opinions, likes and dislikes. They expended tremendous energy on the endless accumulation of converts and followers. My job description could boil... Read more
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