University of My Ancestors
After a night spent in a college dorm room, I awoke this morning to a view of Oklahoma State University. It’s been six years since I last lived on this campus, and almost ten since I last resided in an OSU college dorm room. In fact, the dorm (Willham South) that I lived in my [...]
Compassion International from Oklahoma
October of this year, the desktop publishing company that I work with began the sponsorship of two young men through Compassion International. Saitabau Koyei, left, and Wondemu Desta, right, both live on the continent of Africa. Koyei resides in the country of Kenya, and Desta in Ethiopia. Each youth is sponsored for $32, per month. [...]
The Greatest Difference
How is it that hardship can hinder some, and set others free? How is it that the same setbacks can befall a group of people only to see some succeed and others suffer? What is it that separates people? Consider the following thoughts: Adversity is defined as an “adverse (unfavorable) or unfortunate event or circumstance”. [...]
In The Boat
There is an unspoken assumption among today’s Christian sub-culture which reveals that once a person comes to faith, life becomes a series of peaceful short stories. The thought continues (among Christians) that the people who follow the Man depicted with flowing curls, clean robe, and pale cheeks become themselves immune to adversity and upset. Nothing [...]
The Taste of Water
What’s the biggest thing that you’ve ever been a part of…a team, a company, a family? What’s the biggest thing that you’ve ever done…win a championship, outsell the competition, raise six children? What do you still dare to do? Think BIG. Consider the story of a common fisherman tempted to attempt the seemingly impossible: walk [...]
Creativity
To be creative is to have the power to create. To create is to cause something to come into being. 2+2 = MORE Therefore, to possess creativity is to possess life. What are you giving life to today?
Becoming Human
It’s easy to forget the past. Our past. Anyone’s past. Especially, when it’s a past that seems to need to be forgotten. Where we’ve come from. Who we once were. What we’ve done. Sometimes we want to forget. But sometimes we need to remember. We need to remember what it felt like to live with [...]
When It's Not Easy
A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11, New International Version According to Dictionary.com, glory is defined as “something that is a source of honor”. An accolade. Prized. Something to be admired; even emulated. Honor. It’s honorable to overlook, or forgive, an offense. That sounds nice. [...]
Wasted Seed
Consider the cost of planting a seed that never produces. No harvest. No return on investment. Consider the frustration the seed’s sower might possess due to the seed’s wasted potential. Consider the cost. Consider the loss. Now, consider the cost of living a life that never thrives. Never flourishes. Never grows beyond itself. Consider the [...]
Smash, Cover, Cut
While taking a shower last night, my wife walked into the bathroom and asked me to play “Rock, Paper, Scissors (Smash, Cover, Cut)” with her. The catch…we could only ‘throw’ one time. me: What? I’m taking a shower! Nicci: Come on! Just do it. me: Okay. I threw a “rock”. She threw a “paper”. Yeah! [...]
