I watch “The Biggest Loser.” It was a big factor in my health journey, if for no other reason than I exercise while watching. This season, there are three coaches. Each started the competition with several participants. This week, one coach was down to one person. If Danni lost the weigh-in, her coach lost as […]

(First published June 20, 2010) Simon Johnson, a devotional writer, talks about a spiritual growth plan: “Do all you can to add to your life these things: to your faith add goodness; to your goodness add knowledge” and then goes on through self-control, patience, devotion to God, kindness toward your brothers and sisters, and love. […]

“I’ve never seen you. But I pray for you all the time.” That’s what Paul said to a small church in a small town called Colossae. “we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding…” He’s not talking about God’s […]

This first appeared October 8, 2012 It happens every Monday morning. Every Monday is a restart of our pilgrimage. Every Monday we say, “I want this week to be different. I want to be more committed, more caring, more thoughtful, more loving, more focused, more significant, more successful.” And then we open our eyes. And […]

We have a dashboard at work. It’s what we use to keep track of what’s happening. We update it monthly for a leadership team. As we do every year, we’re looking at revising the dashboard. We want to be sure we are keeping track of what matters in ways that are informative. Some revisions are cosmetic […]