Without even knowing it, I've created intentional stress in my life ... and those who are doing the pushing and pulling tell me it's a good thing. That's …
40 Things You Feel 40 Days After Your Dad Dies
Every single word in the Bible has meaning. Significant meaning. The words are there at the whisper, the love, and sometimes even the anger of …
What These Numbers Say to Me…
One of the best things that has blessed my life over the last couple of months has been the opportunity to re-connect with my best friend from high …
My beautiful wife…that’s all I’m sayin’ today…
What Would it Look Like if… (Part 2)
You responded to that newspaper ad about the need for foster parents for at-risk children, physically challenged and developmentally disabled? You took just a …
You Can’t Handle the Truth!
An exchange from a great scene in the movie: " A Few Good Men." Judge Randolph: *Consider yourself in Contempt!* Kaffee: *Colonel Jessep, did you order the …
The Best Business Advice I Ever Got?
I've been blessed with a diverse career in journalism, publishing, fundraising, marketing and branding and even owned a small business for a period of time. In …
A Fixed Point of Light
In his inaugural address in 1989 incoming president George Herbert Walker Bush initiated a domestic effort to recognize volunteer, humanitarian and community …
The Evolving Church: Not a New Concept, but a Vintage One
(stevenwwatkins gives credit for the information expressed in this blog to Nate Navarro, pastor of Austin Life Church in Austin, Texas, who visited Jonesboro …
The Evolving Church: Not a New Concept, but a Vintage OneRead More
NO
It's been four weeks now since dad passed away. It was on a Thursday. The Sunday before he died was a milestone moment in my life I may never forget. Dad …
Perspective & Clarity: A Point of View on Art & Life
Several years ago I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing my most admired local artist for a story published in a regional magazine. Having already …
Perspective & Clarity: A Point of View on Art & LifeRead More
In the Silent Moments
It's been almost two weeks now since Daddy passed away while lying in quiet hospice room bed. There are more than enough things going on in life to keep me …
Pre-GQ
I live in the "big city" now - Jonesboro, AR - population 75,000, but I grew up in a rural community of less than a thousand where things weren't a lot unlike …