Who are you? What is your identity? These days, that’s not an easy question to answer. Identity goes to the heart of life; it frames our status in every conversation and encounter that, together, formulate our days. Within the span of my lifetime, that question – and, its answer – has become far more complex. […]
Aug 6 2018
Nothing lasts… or, does it? Spent, or invested?
Where were you, yesterday? Was the time you spent – where you were, doing what you did – spent, or invested?Whatever your answers to #1 and #2, here’s a stopper: can you prove it? Normally, this weekly musing arrives with my mug shot embedded at the top. Today, I’ve led-off with the iPhone shot from […]
Jul 30 2018
Your plan or His plan?
For the Jews – about 3330 years ago – God performed a miracle that showed his power and would forever define their family and mark His plan. It was Passover and Jews mark that divine intervention each year. For the Shanks – 25 years ago – God performed a miracle that showed his power and […]
Jul 23 2018
Be jealous of people who are livin’ the dream (not the Bucket List)
It’s time to kick the Bucket List. I’m stealing that headline from the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Edition; Joe Queenan’s lead article in the Review section was the kind of laser-focused leering that challenges otherwise savvy people to re-examine their assumptions. Blame Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman for the cultural obsession with coming up with […]
Jul 16 2018
Should you do a walk-through before you move in?
What’s your favorite place? Ask that question – in a group – and step back; you’ve done enough. The answers will start flying, and will often be offered with passion and explanation. If there are 12 people in the room, you might get 12+ answers, because some people cannot settle on just-one-place. If God is […]
Jul 9 2018
Begin with the End in Mind…
Make the call. Summer and baseball are inextricably linked. The guy with the worst job on a hot July day is the one in the black get-up – wearing thick padding, on top of that – behind the catcher, behind the plate. Beyond the discomfort, he has to call ‘em as he sees ‘em, based […]
Jul 2 2018
Lots of fireworks… but not much celebration in America
That isn’t a birthday cake, America: it’s a brushfire. I mean, really: put 242 candles on anything and light them up. The smoke alarm will signal an evacuation order, and the party will be over before you scoop the ice cream and pass out the forks. It’s pretty much official: the Declaration of Independence was […]
Jun 25 2018
Halfway? Half in? No way!
We’re running out of time at the half. I know you’re scrambling this week to get ready for next week’s inconvenient holiday schedule. Could it be more crazy? July 4th lands on Wednesday, and it’s the middle of the summer. No one will close it down for just one day: the lazy genes push for […]
Jun 18 2018
How earth’s losers become heaven’s winners
It’s amazing how many people believe in both natural and supernatural selection. We start our week with Supernatural Selection – at church – reminded that God has chosen us to be His followers, His children, His heirs, by His grace: that’s Supernatural Selection… Then, starting Monday morning, we shift from the Apostle Paul to Charles […]
Jun 11 2018
Guaranteed: How to live better, and longer (with honor)
Here’s one secret to ensure a longer (and better) life. That promise on a magazine cover promotes purchases; people read that research and archive that wisdom as a constant reminder of better choices. It’s not buried in some research paper presented to academics convening in Institutes of Intellegentsia; those life hacks are the stuff of […]
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