I heard these lines in a song recently at church: "Where there is no way, You make a way. Where no one else can reach us, You find us." Having lived as a practical agnostic for many years in my Christian life, I wouldn't have sung those lines with enthusiasm. There...
The best is yet to be. Do you believe that? This question is especially relevant if you're in the midlife season. Are the best years over and somehow you missed it? It may feel like it if you're living life through the rear view mirror. What if you were told that...
In my book, The Best Is Yet to Be, a number of "mountains of midlife" are identified. One relates to finances. Midlifers are having to delay retirement due to the economic realities that started with the crash of 2008. 401K accounts took a huge hit and companies...
How often are you celebrating milestones when they occur? They can be small or large accomplishments. What's important is that they are recognized and remembered before the Lord. It's even better when family and friends can be involved. I was part of such an occasion...
Rounding the corner into the new year is a great time to ask "how big is your midlife vision?" Without meaning to, most of us significantly underestimate the influence of our life. We may even feel the best years are behind us and we missed it. Quite the opposite is...
There is a fascinating story behind the sculpting of the statue of David by Michelangelo. It's inspiring especially when we are making new year's resolutions and realizing that many from last year did not happen. Did you know that the statue of David was made out of a...
Can you remember what you were doing at the turn of the new millennium in 2000? There was so much anticipation about what that year would bring. Now we are celebrating 2015! How have the intervening years turned out for you? Did they deliver on the dreams and plans...
The holidays produce mixed feelings for most of us. It could be our frustration that the true meaning of Christmas is buried under the commercialism with the financial pressure that goes along with it. Or the holiday season can be a time of heightened loneliness with...
How often do you see a penny on the ground and don't bother to pick it up? It doesn't have much value anymore. I discovered that pennies have incredible worth when I recently visited the 5-star Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Earlier in the day, a fountain in the...
Does taking time for a midlife spiritual retreat make sense? I have a midlife friend whose business requires him to conduct early morning presentations which lead to late night deal negotiations. He keeps this kind of schedule for several days a week traveling to...