Posted by Michael Each of us has our own emotional Achilles Heel, those certain buttons that people can press to make us cave in to their demands. One of the toughest emotional attacks to endure is the ever popular guilt trip. Most of us hate to be wrong, and we really dislike feeling that we […]

Posted by Michael Today’s quick burst of inspiration came from the lips of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.  Enjoy!  “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take […]

Posted by Michael In Mark’s mini-biography of Jesus, he recounts a story of Jesus returning home after a time of ministry. At this point Jesus had healed several people, cast our demons, calmed a storm, and taught crowds of thousands in several cities. His fame was growing, and word of his travels had no doubt […]

Posted by Michael Today’s quick blast of inspiration comes from an ancient Chinese proverb: “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” So, whatever mountain is in front of you today, I hope you are able to find your next small stone to move!

Posted by Michael If you grew up or have spent much time in church or around religious people, you may have heard the following statement: Your sin is what keeps you from God. It’s a bold statement, and in many ways a fair statement, but it is not fully true. It’s true that the brokenness […]

Posted by Michael Many people tuned in to the recently held Creation vs. Evolution debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham. This post is not a critique of the debate or a defense of one side or the other. (It is frustrating that Ken Ham is thought to represent the view of all creationists, but […]

Posted by Michael Strep throat and the Super Bowl has kept me away from the blog for a couple of weeks, but it’s good to be back…. I need to open this blog post with a very important statement: Christians aren’t perfect. Ok, I realize that it’s not the most earth shaking declaration ever made. […]

Posted by Michael Today’s inspiration comes from southern wordsmith Mark Twain. I know I’ve used him before, but anyone who has such an amazing amount of common sense wisdom and a kickin’ moustache deserves to be heard! ”Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really […]

Even a Broken Watch is Right Twice a Day Posted by Tony My lovely niece Morgan came up to me recently and said, “I read your blog Uncle Tony.” To which I replied, “I think you may be the only one.” Michael overheard this conversation and interjected that from some of my predictions and comments […]

Tony’s Top 10 Movies of 2013   The list of “best” movies that Michael and I compose each year is of course very subjective. It is difficult sometimes to define or even agree on what “best” means,  For me, the “best” are those movies that are highly entertaining, evocative and/or educational. I love movies that stay with […]