This just happened. After I posted my update, Marisa posted her own more detailed update. You really owe it to yourself to read the other three inst...
2009 is upon us; though, we're still scrambling under the weight of all that 2008 brought. And if you may find yourself still in coping mode, l...
It's 2009 tomorrow - time to get to work on those self-help projects! Here's the best one I know - apply the Pareto Principle. The Pareto Principle ...
It's a new year. I'm in the midst of sweeping out the musty corners of the closets in my spirit. There is mold and dust that accumulates in ...
Happy New Year! I hope your party last night was fun, and even offered you some solace in a world that is looking rougher all the time. Thomas Hobbes...
Just spotted this article by Matthew Parris in the Times Online. It's a great contrarian point of view. Missionaries have done a lot of good and hav...
It's been a wild year financially for many of you. Some of you have taken huge losses in the market or in your real estate holdings. As we approac...
Things are always fun at the Barnes house. It was a good Christmas. Our children are all grown up now. Here we are on the porch.
Here's a twist, a Christmas story playing out in real time in Eldoret, Kenya. Marisa Banas updates us on what happened when she felt God asking he...
It's a new year, time to take a fresh look at the focus of this blog. I'd like to solicit your input on two fronts: a) Is this blog working fo...
