Table of Contents
Foreword 21
Preface 23
Introduction 27
1 What You Could Do If... 33
2 Being a Good Finder 35
3 Shake It Off and Step Up 37
4 Be Careful What You Ask For 39
5 Richly Blessed, Deeply Loved, and Highly Favored 41
6 Experts and Learners 43
7 Enjoy Your Coffee 45
8 It Could Be Worse 47
9 Remembering What Not To Forget 49
10 Lessons From a Parrot 51
11 Two or Three to Agree 53
12 Have You Ever Seen God? 55
13 A Lesson From a Donkey 57
14 Your Health and Prosperity 59
15 Pieces or Peace? 61
16 Beginergy 63
17 To Tell the Truth 65
18 The Way We Are 67
19 Axes and Lumberjacks 69
20 Stuck in the Middle With You! 71
21 Is Your Hut on Fire? 73
22 Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up! 75
23 Never Been Better or Never Been Worse? 77
24 Gripe Sheets and Holding Patterns 79
25 Gazing Forward 83
26 Being Intimidated by Fear 85
27 A Little Dog Philosophy 87
28 Can You Hear Me? 89
29 Life Behind the Curtain 91
30 Josefina's Secret Weapon 93
31 Fatherly Influence 95
32 Prodigals Happen 97
33 Dogs, Cats, Kids, and Teenagers 99
34 No Manure-No Milk! 101
35 Circumstances-The Ultimate Joy Robber 103
36 The Ultimate Joy Robber-Part II 105
37 People-The Second Joy Robber 107
38 Materialism-The Third Joy Robber 109
39 Worry-The Fourth Joy Robber 111
40 Socrates and the Turkey Carcass 113
41 When We're Too Busy To Be Busy 115
42 A Bear of Prayer 117
43 A Pledge of Quality and Satisfaction 119
44 Mountain or Mole Hill? 121
45 Blogging Fried Eggs 123
46 Don't Just Go For It, Sow For It! 125
47 Three Laws of Sowing and Reaping 127
48 Change a Bad Harvest into a Good Harvest 129
49 Hidden Realities 131
50 Content on theInside and Outside 133
51 Pastors' Night Out 135
52 A Cool Spirit in Hot Times 137
53 Reflections of a New Grandfather 139
54 The Acknowledgment Section 141
55 The Person or the Package? 143
56 Trying to Do the Job Alone 145
57 When the Saints Go Marching Out! 147
58 Why Go to Church? 149
59 You Might Be a Preacher If... 151
60 The Rodriguez Family Miracle 153
61 Trust or Consequences? 155
62 To Trust or Not To Trust 157
63 How We Lose Our Trust 159
64 Judgments, Vows, and Generalizations 161
65 Regaining Your Ability to Trust 163
66 Just Because 165
67 Social Entrepreneurialism 167
68 Recapturing Volunteerism 169
69 Here Come the Judges 171
70 Good News! 173
71 Go Easy on the Oats and Brandy 175
72 Military 101 177
73 Doberman Pinscher Strategy 179
74 Mission Possible 181
75 Fear, Anger, or Love? 183
76 The Tanzanian Angel 185
77 Changing Their World 187
78 Back to Your Future 189
79 Seasons in Life 191
80 Thinking-On Purpose 193
81 Investing Time-On Purpose 195
82 Moving From Dream to Done 197
83 Putting Out Fires 199
84 Dual Citizenship-Both Tribe and Nation 201
85 Parable of the Spoons 203
86 Attitude Determines Altitude 205
87 Your Best Friend or Worst Enemy 207
88 Jesus Has an Attitude 209
89 Whistle While You Work 211
90 The King of Fruits 213
91 Speaking for Responsibility 215
92 Responding to Responsibility 217
93 Watch Your Thoughts, They Become... 219
94 A Dog's Purpose 221
95 Critical Analysis? 223
96 The Value of Vision 225
97 Want To Go Up? Write It Down! 227
98 The $10 Challenge 229
99 Keep Your Hope! 231
100 Two Powerful Words 233
Conclusion 235
Endnotes 237
