Less than two miles from our home, with its ubiquitous logo perched over the interstate like a welcome sign to the city, sits the local Amazon call center. The company’s presence is a story-within-a-story. After a long time in a downtown location, several years ago Amazon built a new headquarters on the upper half of…
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Until a couple old friends sent me congratulatory notes via LinkedIn, I didn’t even realize January marked my 36th “anniversary” in business. As I told them, the date wasn’t as auspicious as LinkedIn’s nod made it seem; January just happened to be when I set up shop in our spare bedroom as a combination PR…
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Whether the calls originate with academia, Hollywood or other quarters, socialism appears to be making a comeback—at least with the intelligentsia. Before New York recently elected its openly-socialist congresswoman, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, actor Jim Carry was telling Democrats they needed to say “yes” to socialism. I wonder how such folks can ignore the lessons of history.…
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Although I was familiar with Lee Strobel’s background as a newspaper writer turned teaching pastor and author, it wasn’t until a 2015 magazine assignment that I wound up reading two of his books. The first couple chapters of The Case for Grace were so captivating I recommended that our small men’s group go through it. Then,…
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Two stories of marriage involving well-known persons appeared in national headlines the same week in January. The first involved the impending divorce of Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, who is calling it quits after 25 years and four children. The second concerned the engagement of pro athlete Tim Tebow. When I saw the news about Bezos,…
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After a one-and-done season for their head coach, the Arizona Cardinals were nowhere near the playoffs that culminate in Sunday night’s Super Bowl. Yet, when it comes to notable food—and let’s face it, Sunday’s event will be a pizza/ barbecue wings/chips-and-dip/whatever else you can dream up extravaganza—few can match the 7-lb. Gridiron Burger unveiled last…
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The well-known verse appears near the beginning of the biblical chapter read so often at weddings: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV). The order of Paul’s description is telling, I would say; he knew well that without patience, kindness isn’t likely to follow. And in our hyperspeed-paced world, patience is in…
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The college game recently crowned its latest national champion. And with this weekend determining the NFL’s two contenders for the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, the 2018-19 football season is about to pass into history. Before it goes, I can’t help commenting on the individual awards that are such a familiar part of sports—each trophy…
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“Waterslide Christianity.” I’ve loved the phrase ever since I heard it while editing Rich Marshall’s new book, God@Rest: Keys to Finding Peace of Mind. The very term might cause some Christians apoplexy. It can conjure up visions of “name it and claim it” prosperity-type philosophies that promote faith as the means to a life of…
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One of my best purchases of 2018 was a friend’s first-generation iPad mini. It’s so old that halfway through football season, my NFL app quit working. The iPad couldn’t handle the latest update. That was only a minor irritation, though. If I really wanted to know what was going on in a particular game, I…
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