Book Reviews, Random Thoughts,

Exploding Wine Bottle

A friend of mine, Pam, is a bright person seeking to solve many of the challenges of our era. She’s doing good work for the right reasons in a graceful way. Pam was visiting my daughter and there was a case of my wine on the kitchen counter. I purchased the wine

Goble Properties, Junkyard Management,

So you want to own your business?

Goble Properties has been leasing space to small businesses for seven decades. Over the years we’ve learned a few things about the owners of small businesses, including clues about whether the owner will be successful or not. Here are ten points that I’ve found to be consistently accurate in predicting

PathLight,

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Junkyard Wisdom! Here’s a letter I wrote some time ago but still seems powerful and has always been one of my favorites. My hope is it gathers us together toward the true hope, meaning, and power of Christmas. David L. Fleming writes, “The son of God became poor by

Book Reviews,

My Favorite Books of 2015

This isn’t a “best books” list because, obviously, I didn’t read all the books published in 2015. But it is a collection of my favorite books from the over one hundred I read this year. Hopefully it helps you find a few you’ll enjoy. Or maybe suggest a good gift idea. So

So you think you're a writer?,

Manuscript Submitted!

You know what I did about two weeks ago? I hit “send” on an email to my publisher that contained my book. Manuscript submitted! Yep, I really did it. I wrote a book. Wow! Of course there is still a lot of work to do. Editing starts now, which I

Book Reviews,

Roadmap to Reconciliation

My friend Brenda Salter-McNeil is a blessing to me and D’Aun. So it is a joy to announce her new book, Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice. I loved this book so much I’m making it the twelfth in my Journey of Hope series. In our hearts,

Belize, PathLight,

PathLight Catalog

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