Stories vs. Statistics
Last week was vacation week for the Franks family. And like all good vacations, I had time to catch up on a backlog of reading (I also watched Dawn of the Prequel to the Sequel of...
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Don’t Just See The Cost
My mom was a wise woman. She always knew the right thing to say and the right time to say it. (That was mainly because I was her favorite child and she loved me more...
Flashback Friday: It’s Not What You Know…
Last night my fourteen year old came to me, excited out of his skull about a study trick he’d just developed. In preparation for an upcoming biology test his teacher told the class that they...
Thursday Three For All
The Virtue of Unread Books. (via @storywarren) I struggle with this one: do I buy more books when there are still some I haven’t read yet? Scott James makes a valid case. So my library has a...
How to Get People to Move Down Front
I get it: when some of you read that title, you immediately began searching for white-hot needles to stick into your eyeballs, because the thought of nerdy, dry-as-yesterday’s-toast guest services talk makes you want to...
“Had It Not Been For __________, I Never Would Have __________.”
It was meant to be a throwaway statement: an off-the-cuff anecdote to illustrate a larger topic. It happened last week in a monthly meeting we host with some of our key volunteers. Honestly, I don’t...
Liam Neeson & Bad Goodbyes
Warning: this post contains what the kids call “spoilers.” If you like your movies with a bit o’ suspense, you may wanna skip this one. Last weekend part of the Franks family picked up Non Stop from our...
Flashback Friday: Cruise Ship or Battleship?
Heads up to my SummitRDU friends: this weekend we’re making a big push for you to serve. Selflessly. Generously. Recklessly. We’re rolling in to a big fall season and we have multiple opportunities for you...
Thursday Three For All
A Conversation with My Soul (via @_MichaelKelley) Do you spend more time letting your soul speak to you? Or do you preach the gospel to your soul? Good morning, soul. It’s another day that the Lord...
Turning Jeers Into Cheers
By now you’ve no doubt read the story of Berhard Brandner, the Frontier Airlines pilot who dug into his own pockets and bought 35 pizzas for his passengers stranded on the tarmac. It was a...
