The last year was a hard one for me, in virtually every area of my life. Even my successes — and there have been several — have come at the cost of greater stress and a more and more difficult to balance schedule.  While I have managed to adapt and develop ways of keeping everything ...

The second major theme in David Allen’s Making It All Work is “perspective�. (The first major theme, “control�, is discussed in part two of this review.) This part of the book expands greatly on the “Horizons of Focus� to which Allen commits only nine pages in the original Getting Thin...

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine abruptly canceled a reception planned for the governor's mansion next week after he discovered yesterday that the event's organizers were advertising it as a Democratic fundraiser....

Mark Twain said, “Those of you inclined to worry have the widest selection in history.� We live in troubling  times, and it is a sign of Twain’s genius that his statement is as true today as it was a century ago – if not more so. There’s a lot of stuff for the chronic worrier to obsess ab...

This is the eighth part of a 12-part series I am posting from the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers to be an active part of this conversation, both in comments...

  This is the fourth part of a 12-part series I will be posting through the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers to be an active part of this conversation, both ...

This is the third part of a 12-part series I am posting through the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers to be an active part of this conversation, both in commen...

         North Carolina pastor-blogger, Les Puryear has offered some helpful information on his site for small-church pastors.  We are glad he has focused on such.  We are also convinced that he has both experience and knowledge to make informed judgments about Small Church conferences.  T...

Whenever controversy arises in the SBC, it is always helpful to understand the agenda on both sides.  Regarding the current controversy over Calvinism, it is important to note that the agenda has often changed.  Earlier in the debate, the goal was to (1) discredit and debunk the doctrines of Calvi...

           The recent flurry within the SBC over Calvinism was, at times, heated.  Some have become disgusted with the conversation and vowed to bow out.  I see nothing whatsoever wrong with such, for they are only taking my Moma's never to be questioned wisdom:  "If you can't stand the...