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Mills headed to Wichita State

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It was not a shock that ORU head basketball coach Paul Mills was being courted by other programs, but the fact that he actually accepted the job at Wichita State, did catch some people by surprise. As soon as ORU was knocked out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, the rumors…

Vacation time goals – relationship, rest and remembering God

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I know many of you are thinking of, planning or dreaming of a vacation. No matter what, don’t do your vacations the way we did when I was growing up. Our vacations were more like an endurance test than a time of rest and relaxation. Basically, our family went on vacation whether we enjoyed it…

Care and Feeding of the Boss, communicating expectations

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My dear friend Dr. Henry Migliore who is retired from ORU and NSU, but still active in speaking and teaching  wrote this book called “Care and Feeding of the Boss”.  He shared this book with me many years ago and sent it to me this week after reading the column last week “If I have…

Rehabilitation, Ritalin, video games and other topics

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Someone sent me a copy of a letter to the editor written by Ken Huber of Tawas City, Michigan. Tawas City sits aside Lake Huron in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has a population of about 2,000 and a total area of about 2.2 square miles. And a whole lot of common sense. Mr….

Pro-life movement threatened by the Climate Scare

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A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak to Campaign Life Coalition Ottawa about climate change and the potential threat that climate alarmism poses to the objectives of pro-lifers. The title of the event is “Why global warming alarmism is a threat to unborn children… and the pro-life movement.” In preparation for the…

Trip to the NCAA in Orlando

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ORLANDO, FLA. –  What a great experience it was traveling with the ORU basketball team to the NCAA Tournament last week, even if the trip was cut short by a first round loss. It was the first time in many years that I attended the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as a part of team and…

The Crowd can divert us from our desire to reach out to Jesus

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It was an amazing sight. People waiting in line for hours. Strangers talking to strangers, sharing their stories. Everyone was waiting for one man. They had set up a stage up for this man, and groupies had packed in tightly, hoping they could touch him. As he walked out on the catwalk, a guitar slung…

Performance reviews make me want to quit

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Performance reviews are a key part of most workplaces, providing an opportunity to reflect on past performance and set goals for the future. However, many employees view them as an administrative task that has little impact on their personal growth and development. If you’re looking to make the most of your performance review and produce…

We don’t see television shows like The Rifleman anymore

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One of my favorite shows growing up was The Rifleman, starring the late Chuck Connors. It was set in the Old West and every episode was a morality play. The good guys always won. Filmed in black and white, The Rifleman had a five-year run on ABC that began in 1958. The setting was a…

You can learn God’s lessons anywhere, even at Wal-Mart

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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Rom. 12:12). I must confess that one of my weaknesses is a lack of patience. I think I am fairly good with the hope thing, and the faith things is pretty strong in my life, but that middle one, patience, gets me every time. For…