An oldie, moldy goldie, rebound sound, blast from the past – – and still just as true as ever – – – The 80/20 Rule, or Pareto Principle, teaches us that 80% of our results come from just 20% of our efforts. This means only 2 of your 10 projects are likely to succeed. This…

“Bring my winter coat I left there,” he wrote to a young friend, “and also my books and parchment notebooks.” He was St. Paul and that’s 2nd Timothy 4:13. Isn’t that interesting? Lots packed in that request.

Tammy Renee Harris is a friend in real life and a singer I highly recommend to you. It is with her graciously expressed permission that I share this with you, which she wrote on August 26, 2024 – – The Bible reminds us that our days are as grass.  For a brief time we flourish,…

Mary Leidig is a friend IRL from longer ago than we’ll either one admit. It’s with her graciously expressed permission that I share what she wrote this morning in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — Took me less than an hour in our backyard this morning to pick up the many branches that fell during…

Lots to consider here — According to various reports and studies on global wealth distribution, having $4,210 places you above the median wealth level for individuals worldwide. Moreover, according to the Global Wealth Report, to be in the top 10 percent of wealth holders globally, you need a net worth of approximately $93,170. To be…

Blake Lasater wrote this, and wrote it well — Because we see flowers where others see weeds. It’s all about grace and seeing people as children of God; it’s not about “us” and “them”, and a God that needs defending, but a world that needs to be loved. It is about open hearts, open minds,…

With gratitude to Catholic Coffee (yes, that really is the name of the business) – – – Legend tells us that some of Pope Clement VIII’s advisors were calling coffee the “bitter invention of Satan.”  They insisted that the Pope forbid Christians from consuming the wildly-popular imported drink.  Before making a decision on whether to forbid it,…

First, with gratitude to James Clear —– Vincent van Gogh — who sold only one painting during his life — on self-worth:  “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.” —- and now with way more gratitude to…

Dean Miller, a drummer/percussionist/etc of phenomenal ability, and I first met when our paths crossed through the National Youth Ministry Organization of the United Methodist Church (NYMO and UMC respectively). He recently wrote this and graciously gave me his expressed permission to share it with you here. Enjoy! — After my father passed away several…

There’s the link to the book review that started me — and I hope you — off on this notebook reverie almost two weeks ago. That piece concludes with the hope that it “may leave you feeling that you should chuck away your smartphone, pick up a nice, clean journal and start jotting.” I’d love…