I finished the Country Music Half Marathon yesterday with a personal best time of 2:04:35. I was one of a ton of people from The Lampo Group who trained and ran, many for the first time, thanks to lots of motivation from our fearless leader, Dave Ramsey, who finished the half in 1:51. I was [...]
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The Shack – A Review (Part 2 of 2)
“Jesus?” he whispered as his voice choked. “I feel so lost.” A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn’t let go. “I know, Mack. But it’s not true. I am with you and I am not lost.” William P. Young’s book, The Shack is ultimately about the main character, Mack, discovering that he can [...]
Stanley Cup Playoffs!
[We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog article for a hockey post, regardless of those of you who ignore professional sports...] I had planned on posting the rest of The Shack review, but I had a diversion from our normal Sunday writing time today. Krista and I were surprised by two free tickets to the [...]
The Shack – A Review (Part 1 of 2)
(Minor spoilers ahead–depending on your definition of a “spoiler”) William Young is discovering that word of mouth can be a powerful thing. His new book, The Shack, has sold almost 400,000 copies after starting with only a $200 marketing budget. The book is growing in popularity, mostly due to the fact that it simply makes [...]
I Could Have Been a Bible Story
Ah, yes… the Holy Bible. The very mention of it stirs up a wide variety of responses. Some think of archaic language and dust-covered black leather, a book for another time. It’s an irrelevant set of religious writings that have some good advice, but no significant value for today. Others remember their Sunday School classes [...]
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