Mulch
- May 04, 2021
- by
- Ned Erickson
In the summers during my college years, I worked multiple jobs…to pay for college. One of them was a landscaping gig that I did for one of my friends. He worked his tail off, and when I worked for him, he made me work my tail off. We’d go so late into the night we had to mow with flashlights. I’m not kidding.
One week, my friend went on vacation and left me to mulch this office park all by myself. He dropped two truckloads of triple-shred (which smells like you know what) and told...
10 Year Plan
- April 23, 2021
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was in class last Friday. I love this class. I’ve taken it five times. This is my sixth. I’m still learning. The teacher...
Sorry…You’re Not “One in a Million”
- March 14, 2021
- by
- Pete Hardesty
What makes you unique?
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” –Oscar Wilde, author
One of my best friends is a soccer fanatic. His name is...
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Self-Awareness [What kind of mirror do you look into everyday?]
- March 01, 2021
- by
- Pete Hardesty
Atlantic City. America’s Playground. It’s like Las Vegas—only dirtier. It is underpopulated in the winter and overpopulated in the sum- mer. “Atlantic Ave” is...
A Roadmap to Resetting Your Vision
- January 12, 2021
- by
- Chris Lawson
It might be the first important question any of us are ever asked.
Most of the questions of childhood are mundane: “Would you like more...
Getting Wet
- November 11, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
I have a friend who had a dream. In the dream he was zooming and zipping down a whitewater rapid. He had no life...
For I Was Hungry…
- July 14, 2019
- by
- Will Comer
7,340 miles away from my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC lies a village of a few hundred in the far north of the African country...
Seek and Find Purpose
- April 30, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Last week we talked about purpose. We made the point that we are not competing for our purpose but rather we have one specifically...
Hearing from God
- April 10, 2019
- by
- Whitney Hsu
How do you hear from God? For me, the answer changes frequently; it seems every time I hear, it’s a little different. Sometimes, I...
Walk in My Grace
- April 08, 2019
- by
- Jessica Fields
Do as I say, not as I do.
It’s a common parental refrain, and the older I get, the more I find usefulness in that...