Christmas traditions

Christmas traditions are an important part of our life.  There are three values our traditions attempt to uphold as we celebrate the holiday:  Jesus at the center, generosity and family. To keep Jesus at the center, we always attend a Christmas Eve service at...

Packing a psychotic dog

Just heard about this . . . A 12 year old Manchester terrier terrorized passengers on a flight from Newark, N.J. to Phoenix after it escaped from its carrier under her 89 year old owner’s seat.  Yapping wildly, the terrier bit a passenger and a flight attendant...

The right thing for my soul

Typically, on a Sunday afternoon, I just want to crash.  After teaching five times and interacting with loads of people, sitting by the fire while it snows outside sounds like a really good way to finish the day . . . but not yesterday.  Julie reminded me that we were...

Last night

Last night we had RiverTree’s Elders and spouses to our home for our annual Christmas gathering.  It’s always a good time of reviewing some of the highlights of the year and talking about what we’re looking forward to in the future.  We envision...

The greater risk

I recently read a book titled Exploiting Chaos by Jeremy Gutsche.  In the book, Jeremy writes, “If you want to encourage me to create breakthrough innovation, I need to feel protected.  I need to know that I am better off trying new ideas and possibly failing...

Home with a view

I just read this in The Week . . . Mukesh Ambani, an Indian petrochemical magnate, has built the world’s first billion-dollar residence, in Mumbai.  The 27-story skyscraper, towering over the slums downtown, has 400,000 square feet of space and such amenities as...