The Medi(s)care Zone

The Medi(s)care Zone

Every so often, a project comes along that allows you the freedom to be truly creative. That was the case with this project I developed for a large long-term care organization back in February 2010. The Clinical division had a proprietary process that they had developed over the years to ensure that Medicare claims were properly documented and filed. The …

MEN: Three Simple Rules for An Awesome Facial Hair Experience.

MEN: Three Simple Rules for An Awesome Facial Hair Experience.

In case you haven’t noticed, facial hair is all the rage right now. No-Shave November. Movember. For those of us who’ve been in the beard and mustache wearing biz for many years (over 25 for me), we say it’s long overdo. In fact, maybe that’s what wrong with our country: We haven’t had a president …

Shaped by God

Shaped by God

A few millenia ago when I was working with youth pastors, I wrote an article that really summed up my “belief” about God’s manner of discipling us: “Wanna know what life was like for me growing up? Watch Flipper. That was me . . . only I had a dog instead of a dolphin. I …

Welcome!

Welcome!

To this weekend’s (quarter million?) new @HP Touchpad owners, I’d like to extend a warm and sincere welcome to the #WebOS community. For those like myself who have been WebOS users since day one (June 2009!), it is an experience like no other (trials and tribulations notwithstanding). Hopefully, over the course of the coming weeks, …

We Like Your Donuts

We Like Your Donuts

Four years ago I sold my home and left “the most magical place on earth” (Orlando, FL) for one reason: I missed Cleveland, TN. My wife and I both came here as Lee students in the late 80s and were away for many years. It didn’t take long for the idea of “someday moving back …

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Times are tough all over. Unemployment is high, and many people around the country are struggling to make ends meet. But despite how bleak things may look for some, what we are now experiencing doesn’t even comeclose to the conditions during the Great Depression of the 1930s. One simple example makes this point vividly clear: …

Obedience Training

Obedience Training

I love animals . . . so long as they are not in my house, that is. But to watch animals either in the wild, at a zoo, or on TV has always amazed me. I am especially intrigued by animals that have been trained to do incredible tricks. I lived in Orlando for almost …

Harry Potter and the Empty Tomb

Harry Potter and the Empty Tomb

How would you feel if you were to find out that the resurrection of Jesus was somehow a hoax, or at least a misunderstanding? In his book, Philosophia Christi, Gary R. Habermas responds to some “suggested alternative scenarios” posed by Dale Allison concerning Jesus’s resurrection. You can read part of the response at www.garyhabermas.com, but …

King James

King James

Basketball fans know him as “King James.” Lebron James was already being hailed as a future NBA superstar when he was a sophomore in high school. At age 18 he signed a contract with Nike and then became the number one draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers straight out of high school. He was the …