One of the unique traits of a farmer is their hands. They were usually scared, sometimes missing a finger or two, callused and strong. This was my dad’s hands + they were large. So large that one day after I popped off and told my dad he was too old to catch me, he only …
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Even God School Has Homework…
Accounting is a science of processes, rules, facts and order. When the process is done correctly, everything balances. If your numbers don’t balance, something is wrong. Accounting has no feeling. It’s just facts. Close does not count. It was around 2 AM when the bright idea struck me. For hours I had been trying to …
God School Lab, “The Pain Had A Purpose”
It seemed like an ordinary Fall Day at the lake. I had returned from lunch and was walking to the RV when I fell. I heard the snap as my knees hit the ground. I broke my leg (femur). I was by myself, lying in the slow falling rain. In the past, I had ridiculed …
Pop Test…
Remember that sinking feeling when your teacher said, “We are going to have a Pop Test today”? Usually the response was, “that’s not fair” or “we didn’t know” but, in reality, we knew we were not prepared. And that is the purpose of the “Pop Test” …for us to stop kidding ourselves. The fact is, …
Sledgehammer & Acetylene Cutting Torch!
What’s your default response to a problem? Growing up on the farm I had two primary tools to fix things, a sledgehammer to beat something into place or a cutting touch to cut my problem away. That would be my default way of life. I had a limited view of the problem. I chose what …
Just When You Thought Nothing Was Working Out…
What followed after the Resurrection of Jesus was so powerful and personal. "After His (Jesus) suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3. One of those appearances is found …
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Pecked To Death…
Did you know chickens can literally peck other chickens to death? Chickens are attracted to the blood of a wound. Also, when chickens are stressed, they become aggressive. Wow, sound familiar? This "pecking" also shows up in people. One of the warning signs is "grumbling". One of the most tragic losses of Blessings is recorded …
When My Chooser Was Not Calibrated Correctly
I was a young man in my late teens. I believed I knew it all. We called it “bullet proof”. My parents gave me a wide range of freedom to make decisions. They taught me right - wrong and they lived out those principles. My dad taught me so much. As a farmer, his ways …
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Lessons From The Farm: The Soil
Soil (dirt) is incredible. Its function in life is to grow something. Several years ago, I was to speak at a conference about organizational culture, the personality, or the heart, of an organization. Each of the participants received a small bag of dirt labeled, "Soil from my grandfather's farm, which has raised rice & soybeans …
“When You Care Enough To Send The Very Best!”
As a child I remember hearing this on the Hallmark Card TV specials. When you think about it, this is exactly what our Heavenly Father did. From John 3:16-17, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. …
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