A picture is worth a thousand words. All the theory about calling and destiny makes so much more sense when you see it in a picture. So, here you have one. A picture of a young woman, Cassie Anderson, who is taking the leap into her destiny! – Dave Rodriguez  ” A person’s steps are...Read More

This morning I was thinking about death. No, I’m not ill, nor are any of my family. But the topic has certainly been front of mind lately. There’s the daily tally of COVID deaths I see every morning in the New York Times. The memorial service I’m conducting this weekend for a young lady whose...Read More

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash It’s a time of resolutions. We are one year removed from the fateful beginning of The Year of the Pandemic in America. No more needs to be said about this year of our discontent. Thankfully there are signs of hope. The third deadly wave seems to be waning and...Read More

I would hide when I heard him coming. My office was at the foot of the stairs down in the basement of the building in which I worked. I knew my boss’s footfall. So, when I heard him descending the stairs, I would turn off the light in my office, lock the door and cower....Read More

Photo by Paolo Bendandi on Unsplash Think about your grandparents. What images enter your mind? What feelings come over you? I imagine those feelings might run the gamut of emotions. My PapPap (Dad’s father) died when I was 3, but my earliest memory of any kind was fishing with him on the bank of the...Read More

I spend a good part of my time these days helping people wrestle with questions related to job, career, purpose and calling. Are they interchangeable? Are they the same thing? Can you be satisfied in a job that doesn’t feel like a calling? If you sense you have a purpose in this world, do you...Read More

Photo by nikko macaspac on Unsplash One of my most cherished times of the day is in the early hours, just after waking up. I look forward to my boring, but comfortably same, breakfast of yogurt, granola and berries and maybe a homemade bran muffin (the best ever, with dried cherries). I then take some...Read More

Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life’s more painless For the brainless Why think too hard? When it’s so soothing I chuckle every time I hear those lyrics in the song Dancing Through Life from the hit Broadway show Wicked. It’s sung by a rather glib and cocky young man...Read More

I’m on a bit of a roll talking about leadership. A calling that leads to some form or title of leadership has always fascinated me, and the development of leaders has always been a concern of mine. So, you can imagine how much I’ve been thinking about that topic recently. Good, courageous, intelligent leadership is...Read More

I’m about to return to church. I retired from pastoral work on May 31st of this year, 2020, after a 42-year ministry career. The agreed upon plan was for me to distance myself from our church for 6 months to allow time for the new senior pastor and the church to acclimate without me hanging...Read More