Ryan Holiday, the author of 15 books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy and Stillness is the Key, calls himself a professional reader.“ That’s really what authors are. A book is made…

Same source as a week ago today…can’t get away from the pull of this current stream — saving money and spending time — Seems reasonable. Whaddya finding in your experience?

Check out Isaiah 58:2,3. Seems that holiness is about more than feeling cozy with God. Again, check out Isaiah 58:2,3. Ouch? Ouch. As part of our traditional Ash Wednesday liturgy says, “Repent and believe the Gospel.”

“You can fool some of the people all of the time,” goes a well-known line attributed to PT Barnum, ” and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the…

They’re busy, busy, busy at worship,    and love studying all about me.To all appearances they’re a nation of right-living people—    law-abiding, God-honoring.They ask me, ‘What’s the right thing to do?’    and love having me on their side.But they also complain,    ‘Why do we fast…

COPIED —- Barely the day started and… it’s already six in the evening.Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday.… and the month is already over.… and the year is almost over.… and already 40, 50 or 60 years of…

A friend who’s a colleague and I were talking about the benefits of having been at a recent event together. Here was my conclusion — It’s the people, it’s the fellowship, it’s…it’s…let’s just say: it’s the Church! Ideas, inspiration, all…

Celebrating her birthday today —- —- Join the rest of us in wishing her a happy, happier, happiest one!

“A flower doesn’t compete with another flower, it just blooms.” “Love others as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39)

Landed in my inbox this morning — “Working in retirement because you want to instead of need to, I’ve found, is a great pressure valve for what could be perceived as the, well, boredom of retirement. We’re not used to having so…