It’s strange the memories that surface when you are in the middle of selling a house, a house you have lived in for fifteen years. When we signed our “John and Jane” Hancocks at closing back in 2007, our children were 11, 9, and 4—assuming my math is accurate, of course. A lot has happened in 15 years, some good, some bad…a lot that is very memorable. I’m not sure why this particular memory Read More about Friday Night at the Fights
Lesson #1 Work Smartly
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.--George Bernard Shaw I was fourteen when I mowed my first lawn for someone else, I mean. I didn't like it, but it was a way to earn spending money, and I knew how to operate a lawnmower since by that time I had Read More about Lesson #1 Work Smartly
The Story of Cheshire
It was spring of 2001 when my family and I arrived in the tiny village of Cheshire, Ohio (pop. 221). Having been called to pastor the only Baptist church in town, I accepted the position with no real concerns about either of the two power plants which sat less than a mile away. Sure, there had been some issues in the past, but they had all been addressed. Or so I thought. Within months of Read More about The Story of Cheshire
Workin’ For a Livin’ Series: A Little Background
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.--Sir Winston Churchill It’s the last thing that I ever imagined—someone calling me a workaholic. That’s not me. I don’t spend 60-80 hours a week at the office. Well, maybe I do. But that’s only because my office is in my house. And it’s only because I do everything here in this office, from teaching class and taking class online to Read More about Workin’ For a Livin’ Series: A Little Background