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How I wrote a recommendation letter – what would you add?

Toward the beginning of last month, I received an email from one of my favorite college professors asking for a recommendation. He’d been nominated to receive an award as an outstanding part-time faculty member. I certainly don’t have time to write extra letters, but he’s a friend and an outstanding part-time faculty member, so I [...]

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The science of serving others

Science is based on observation and experimentation. When it’s not, it’s not science. Serving others is, in this way, a science. The hodge-podge experiments When I was about seven years old, like other seven year olds, I performed “experiments.” I had the privilege of being home schooled, so for the most part my experiments were encouraged. Plus, [...]

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Can you do for Christianity what Michael Hyatt did for Thomas Nelson?

I hated Thomas Nelson Publishers. [Update: Check Michael's comment response here for why that hate's dwindling even faster now.] Question: What’s more important than the Holy Grail? Answer: The Holy Bible. And Thomas Nelson doesn’t get it. I’m a fan of the New King James Version. I’ve read from the same Bible my whole life: a NKJV, Thomas Nelson [...]

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How to “one-more” and take advantage of incremental growth

How do you think those onions grew? Think about it. ***** In college, I decided to start taking more classes per semester. I didn’t know how many more, but I wanted to push myself. So did I jump right into it? Well, yes and no. I did immediately start taking more classes, but I didn’t jump right [...]

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Slavery 101: Fundamentals for slave life

Once upon a time, everyone understood slavery. You either owned a slave or were one. Sure, some cultures traditionally never had slaves, but for the most part, it's been a normal part of life. Until now. Now slavery's banned. (But secretly - or not so secretly - I'm bringing it back.)

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