by Bruce Peppin | Jul 26, 2017 | Expectations, Fear of the future, Hope, Midlife, Midlife crisis, Midlife demands, Midlife hope, Midlife influence, Midlife marriage, Problems
Did you know that the longest tennis match in history lasted more than eleven hours and scored a combined total of nine hundred and eighty points? It took place over three days in 2010 at Wimbledon, England between John Isner of the United States and Nicolas Mahut...
by Bruce Peppin | Jul 19, 2017 | Faith, Finances, Health, Marriage, Midlife crisis, Midlife demands, Midlife hope, Midlife marriage, Parenting, Problems, Regrets, Thinking Better, You're not alone
As a kid, I grew up in Southern California. One of the things I looked forward to was taking a trip to my grandparent’s cabin located in the San Bernardino Mountains about three hours outside of Los Angeles. One trip in particular is seared in my memory. I was sitting...
by Bruce Peppin | Jun 21, 2017 | Faith, Finances, Hope, Midlife, Midlife crisis
There is a fascinating story behind the sculpting of the Statue of David by Michelangelo. Did you know that the Statue of David was made out of a flawed piece of marble? An earlier artist had begun work on it 25 years before, but soon quit stating the the marble was...
by Bruce Peppin | Jun 7, 2017 | Midlife
Did you know that you are the conductor of a major symphony? However, the notes of the score won’t be played by strings, wind or brass instruments. Rather, the orchestration will be played with relationships, circumstances and influence that create...
by Bruce Peppin | May 23, 2017 | Expectations, Hope, Marriage, Midlife, Midlife crisis, Midlife demands, Midlife divorce, Midlife marriage, Problems, Regrets, You're not alone
Comparisons can be helpful. I heard an interesting one recently. The pastor was talking about the difficult trials we experience on our life’s journey. The Bible refers to them as “momentary light afflictions” (2 Cor. 4:17). He said that while the...
