The Thing About Humility
- November 18, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
“Three young men hopped on a bus in Detroit in the 1930s and tried to pick a fight with a lone man sitting at...
Thanksgiving Prepping
- November 04, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
We had several friends over for dinner tonight for a pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving…It made we want to look up some quotes that I had looked...
How to Move Mountains
- October 21, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
Lao Tzu – the ancient mystic Chinese philosopher (how’s that for a title) – is quoted having said: “A journey of a thousand miles...
The First 30
- October 08, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
There are a lot of things that blow me away about Jesus. Things like: healing people and raising people from the dead and then...
When Love is Silence
- October 06, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I have been learning about love lately. My daughter, who is like the Rubix Cube of people, is constantly teaching me. Her style is...
Rethinking Leadership
- September 27, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was asked to interview the new leader of Young Life in Hong Kong last week. I haven’t written the article yet so I...
The Wholeness Diagram
- July 22, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I’ve got two kids. My wife does too. They are the same ones. They couldn’t be more different.
I don’t remember doing anything different trying...
Stat that Kick My Tail
- July 07, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad is a faculty member at Brigham Young University. She along with her colleagues have been studying the connection between social connection...
Apologies Up Front. This Might Turn Into a Rant.
- June 23, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was at a wedding this weekend and during the sit-down part this woman and her husband engaged me in conversation.
She said, “So what...
A Pen and a Bike
- May 29, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was driving on the Parkway last Tuesday. It was raining, foggy, with poor visibility. I rounded this turn and came across a guy...