Don’t Ever Stop
I ran into one of my former patients at the gym, and he caught me in the middle of some full-depth front squats. “Man, I haven’t been able to squat that low for a couple years, ” he lamented. “Why…
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Missing Mom
Dramatically sulking with a forlorn frown etched on her forehead, my daughter mournfully sighed. “I miss Mom.” This lament would have made sense when Mom was in Las Vegas at a Backstreet Boys concert…and it even would’ve been appropriate if…
I May Not Look Smart…
Church is generally expected to be a place of encouragement, but it can sometimes also be a site of some unusual and hilarious interactions. For instance, a lady walked up and asked, “Are you Josh?” Apparently she had heard about…
WANTED: For Good Deeds Against Humanity!
On a recent day off from school, the plan was to have my daughter spend some time with Grandma while my Dad and I took care of a few things. And as we were pulling up to my parents’ house,…
Fridays with Brian
Millions of people worldwide have cried their way through Tuesdays with Morrie. This touching book chronicles the author’s visits with a former professor dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a terrible neurodegenerative disease, and I witnessed its devastating…
Phishing Schemes
Life circumstances have a way of shaping our current and future passions. And recently, my technological savvy using my work iPhone, which could accurately be described as “Boomer-like,” resulted in me inadvertently clicking on an obvious Phishing email. This resulted…
Steps to a Successful Marriage
Various programs that “guarantee” improved health, enhanced performance, unlimited energy, failproof financial security, and a host of other appealing things usually result in a charitable donation to an uncharitable person or entity. But when the kids in my church Youth…
Politics and Pokemon
Last week, my daughter and I were invited to a Pokemon trading card event. I figured it would be a relatively small gathering of kids accompanied by their parents, but I realized my colossal underestimation of this event’s magnitude the…
The Josh Challenge!
Two guys named Josh. Both representing something Wonderful. Both partially clad in neon green. Which is the cardboard cut-out of an NFL star? Which is the author of books on Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease? Nearly impossible to tell the difference…but…
Check Yourself…BEFORE You Wreck Yourself
As most of you know, I’ve done Youth Ministries and Vacation Bible School events for a long time. And the “Kids Say the Darndest Things” files seem to provide an eternal stream of concurrent hilarity and profundity…which is one of…
