We Forgot to Pray
When our schedules overload what practices of our faith are we most likely to set aside? I’ll confess there are mornings where my quiet time with God gets deleted. Perhaps I slept late —the blankets were at just the right temperature and the pillows resisted the weight of my head with just the right amount […]
Happy Prune Year
The bathroom scale displays “-23 OL” which I think means “one person at a time please.” I consumed less treats this holiday season than in the past. The December 2018 baking extravaganza which traditionally fosters heightened sugar consumption never happened due to pressing issues. Shawn found time to magically deliver a plethora of goodies anyway. […]
Salvaged Leadership Lessons from the ...
Books on leadership litter the bookstore aisles and flood the results pages of a web search. Why do we need yet another book on leadership, and what does Salvaged: Leadership Lessons from the Junkyard offer that we don’t already know? Roy Goble wrote this book from the trenches, practical experience gained over a lifetime of […]
The Puzzle of Christmas
Scattered through hundreds of years among the works of several prophets, God shared predictions concerning the arrival of His Son. Bible scholars list more than 300 Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled in the life of Christ. God announced these in advance and orchestrated across time and space to make each one come to pass! […]
The Lesson of the Christmas Lights
Some people go all out when decorating for Christmas. Twinkling lights outline their houses and garages, regal sparkles adorn the shrubbery—even their driveways illuminate the night like miniature runways. What a cheerful gift to share! Those shining lights proclaim to visitors, “We love Christmas!” As I hum one of my favorite songs, This Little Light […]
Testing the Roots
In the sister blog to NicholsNotes, GodPlantedAGarden.com, I recently posted an article describing the massive root structure supporting the poplar tree towering over my front yard. The tree’s nature to expand drove it to extend radially into the lawn and surrounding gardens. The roots gave the tree a solid foundation but destroyed other plantings in […]