I just returned home from a trip my wife and I took with our 13 year old daughter, Ella. To celebrate her 13th birthday and this new season of life we took a couple of days to walk the streets of New York City. We took in the sights, sounds, smells and everything else that goes with a visit to …
There’s Beauty in the Beast
Over the past month there has been much ‘talk’ about Disney’s new rendition of the classic story ‘Beauty & the Beast’. Due to some of the promotion of the film and the way the director described some of the scenes and objectives of his version, many in the Christian community have had concerns. I am all for concern. I believe …
Relationships Aren’t Efficient
One of the many buzz words of society in the last 10 years has been ‘efficiency’. Increasingly, the population has been striving for getting more out of less. This is great in so many ways. I’m a bit of a minimalist in my approach to many things (except when it comes to ice cream… still working on that!). I like …
3 Keys To Being a Better Family Man
Very few people ask me what my secret is to wealth and prosperity. A big part of that is because I am not, nor have ever been ‘wealthy’ though I’m quite grateful and very blessed by all God has done for me. At the same time, no one sends me emails wanting to know my secrets to having the perfect …
The Illusion of New and Exciting
New and exciting is, well… new and exciting. We all love a new car, a new house a new stream of income and a new start. Here at the start of a new year it’s easy to think about new and exciting. The problem is, many of us are not doing anything new and exciting. We’re driving the same car, …
Save Hundreds This Christmas
We are coming into crunch time as it relates to finishing up Christmas shopping. People will be clamoring about, looking for deals and last minute treasures to buy and give as gifts just days later. Thankfully, you are smart enough to read this and save yourself hundreds of dollars this Christmas. I don’t normally write about financial issues since my …