Some of the greatest surfers in the world have tested their skills at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. I have too. I was 18, fairly athletic, and brimming with confidence. A local friend gave me several pointers, so that was really all I needed, right? “Wait for a big wave. Paddle. Get to your knees. […]
I love grapes. Please note—this is not a wayward comment. It’s a well-contemplated opinion, and a high compliment at that, because I enjoy a lot of fruit. There’s competition for top banana. Speaking of bananas, I don’t like to go a day without one, because of the potassium as well as taste (though they must […]
Long before Drucker and Covey wrote about it, God told the prophet Habakkuk how to write a vision that sticks: “Record the vision and inscribe it on tablets, That the one who reads it may run. For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal, and it will not fail. […]
You have some favorite stories. You may enjoy them as movies, as books, or as tales told. You love these stories because they speak to you, they draw you into their world, and they move you. The Bible is a story like this. The Bible is a panoramic account of God’s rescue. But as with […]
By Christine Graef Shame comes in different forms. A person is caught stealing money at work and is filled with shame. It may come as humiliation when we are criticized for a physical shortcoming or a mistake we made—even something as simple as dressing the wrong way for a party. From the first chapter to […]
