Whether we’re talking about the world of business or the military, there’s always a discussion of how to assign personnel. In business, we talk about direct vs. indirect labor. The military has a far more expressive way to talk about it: the tooth-to-tail ratio. The “tooth” part of the unit are combat soldiers – those […]
I Don’t Know
Three of the most difficult words in the English language are often “I don’t know”. The more personal the question, or maybe the more you feel like you should have a better answer, the more difficult they are to pronounce. Lately, however, I find that I have to use them a lot. As you might […]
Slow Down!
Everyone knows I’m a busy person. I’m up most mornings by 5:30 and I don’t usually crash for the night until after 11:00. And in between my day is PACKED. Ben has always teased that if I have five extra minutes I manage to squeeze in 30 minutes’ worth of activity. I rarely slow down. […]
Our Plan
I woke up this morning in Ireland. (No, this wasn’t some international kidnapping thing – Dorine and I are here for a few days to do some preparation for our time here. But I digress.) We flew in Saturday morning and met up with two key people from our sending organization. The four of us […]
“Wounds” from a Friend
I had coffee (well, tea, actually) with a friend from church last week. He had asked if I could meet with him, and we were able to connect up after work one evening. I honestly had no indication of what he wanted to discuss, and so I went into the coffee house with a sense […]