When my grandfather returned home from Europe after World War II, he headed back to the golf course. Growing up during the Great Depression, he spent a lot of time as a volunteer caddie trying to make a little money. He didn’t get paid for it, but he made a little money in tips. He…
Meaningful Work
Redefining the “Passion” in “Follow Your Passion”
One of the most popular forms of career advice that this generation has heard is “follow your passion.” To most people it means doing what you love. It is an invitation to the freedom of work that you enjoy versus the drudgery of meaningless work that is boring and repeated. The promise of “following your…
Why Not Us? Why Not Me?
“I remember my dad asking me one time, and it’s something that has always stuck with me: ‘Why not you, Russ?’ You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, ‘Why not us? Why can’t we be there?’” –…
The Meaning of the “Fishers of Men” Verse for You
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:18-19…
Do you have a dream?
“Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” — Martin Luther King, Jr., 8/28/63 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. MLK, Jr. is known for so much, yet one moment…
