Yesterday, I suggested making a pile of rocks. This story is one reason.  Jacob saw angels. And a ladder. And angels on the ladder. And God. God told Jacob that he would have kids, that he would own the land, that he would be safe. And then Jacob woke up. It was a dream. It […]

Yesterday I talked about offering to help the students in my speech classes. I was being fairly generous, I thought. And there were several students across the years who took me up on my offer. They stopped me after class, they came to my office, they called me. (If there had been email back then, I’m sure […]

First published November 15, 2012 I used to teach college students how to speak. I would tell them at the beginning of the class, “When you give your speech, I will assign you a grade. In that moment, when you are completing the assignment, I will use the standards that I have established. And you […]

Last week, at the start of our 90 day countdown, I asked you to pick up a fist-sized rock each day. Here’s why:  We’re talking about changing habits, about becoming more spiritual, becoming more like Jesus. And people usually do that by doing something “spiritual”, trying to read the Bible every day or pray every […]