

Armadillo Hunting & Repentance
One of my jobs as a security guard in TX was to thin-out and reduce the armadillo population on campus. From time-to-time, our boss would...


Bird-Shot, Bibles, & Bad News!
I loved to hunt small game as a young man growing up in Western NY. Fall was my favorite time of year because my father, uncles, cousins...


Luck? Skill? Or, Something Else?
I was hunting one January near my home in Western NY. The snow was deep—above my knees. Thus, I was tired after walking for several...


Becoming a Reasonable Boss
When my kids were teenagers, they…er, I mean WE had a paper route. It was hard work. We had to pick-up papers by about 4 in the morning,...


No Good Deed...Goes Unpunished!
When you plant a church, you need the credentials AFAB next to your name instead of PhD or M.Div., etc. AFAB stands for “Anything For A...


Finding Your "Fit"
I had a job on a paint crew my freshman year of college. I also worked the paint crew at a youth camp in Orr, MN that year. One of my...


Does ANYONE Want to Work?
I remember one of my first paying jobs was working with my then-girlfriend’s father bringing-in hay during the summer. Bailing and...


If a Tree Falls in the Forest...
You know the old philosophical challenge, "If a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?"...


Karen's Elevator Angel...and YOU!
When my wife was younger, she had a few encounters with angelic protection. Once, she entered an elevator in a high rise apartment...


What You Want--Can Kill You!
When I was about 16, I played in a Youth Basketball league. Our team was pretty good and that year, we were on our way to a Tri-Regional...