by marshal | Feb 22, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned
As a paperboy, I began each morning reading the sports page, then the comics, and finally the front page. Only then would I hop on my bike and deliver my papers. Those six years of rising at 5 A.M. and reading the daily news instilled in me both an interest in current...
by marshal | Feb 15, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
A blind physician colleague once said to me, "I would rather be blind than deaf." I was taken aback . . . could that be? He explained further by saying that even though he is blind, he can hear all the activity around him. He helped me understand those who...
by marshal | Feb 8, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Love, Purity
As a young boy, visits from my maternal grandparents were infrequent but much anticipated. After they visited, I could count on one of my friends saying, "Who was with you on Saturday, they looked like Amish!!" My grandparents were godly people for whom part...
by marshal | Feb 1, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Purity, Truth
Recently, I lent my reading glasses to a friend. She immediately laughed and asked, "How often do you clean your glasses?" Obviously not often enough! Using reading glasses to correct the deficits in my vision is not the total answer to my farsightedness....
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