Someone sent me a “Friend” request on Facebook the other day. Should I accept it? According to my Facebook page, I already have 296 friends. Do I need more? Some are people that I’m close to and see daily or weekly. Some are people I’ve worked with, either in the past or the present. Others […]
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Whose Pain is Worse — Yours, or Mine?
Roger and I were driving together to Prescott, Arizona. He was a friend, and the pastor of a church outside of Phoenix. I was going to be speaking at a retreat he had arranged for the men of his church at a mountain retreat center. My kids were teenagers at the time, and they were […]
So, Who Needs Encouragement, Anyway?
Author and speaker John Maxwell tells of having the well-respected founder and CEO of a national restaurant chain over to his home for dinner. During the meal, his guest said, “John, do you know how to tell when someone needs encouragement?” “No,” John replied. “How can you tell?” “They’re breathing.” We all get discouraged. It’s […]