Monthly Archives: May 2018

6 Ways to Deal with a Critic

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Rick Ezell

Critics are everywhere. The manager of the Cleveland Indians, Tris Speaker, said of Babe Ruth: “He made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.” Jim Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, fired Elvis Presley after a 1954 performance … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Waiting

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Rick Ezell

No one likes to wait. But we wait in traffic, in car pool lines, in holding patterns, in grocery stores, for the foursome ahead of us, for the doctor, for a spouse, for a baby, for retirement, for sermons to … Continue reading →

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When Cravings Are Out of Control

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Rick Ezell

  For most of us we eat a little more than we should, and then we have a second helping. We don’t want to offend the cooks we say to ourselves. We let out our belts a notch or two. … Continue reading →

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4 Questions to Ask of Your Work

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Rick Ezell

Sometimes we are not sure that our work, as legitimate and as spiritual as it may be, matters. We question the worth of our work, the significance of our job. For many of us we don’t pause long enough to … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons To Change the Way You Look at Work

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Rick Ezell

    Dobie Gillies once said, “I don’t have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it.” In that comment rests a universal challenge: To put excitement and enjoyment into work, we first must be … Continue reading →

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