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Thinking Aloud - April, 2020 - Sabbatical
This is David Thomas just thinking about my sabbatical. The Succession Plan written in 2017 details this next period of time for me as a “sabbatical of at least six months”. The plan also calls for me to “return to...
Thinking Aloud - March, 2020
Many of us enjoy cheering for our sports team, especially when they do well. After the World Series in 2013 someone wrote of Sox manager John Farrell, “He gets guys to the point where they play for each other.” ...
Thinking Aloud - Feb. 2020
Years ago I attended a continuing education seminar by Stephen Covey at the University of New Hampshire. I recommend his classic book Seven Habits of Highly Effective Individuals. The hall was filled with eager attendees with great...
Thinking Aloud - Jan 2020
I am not an economist. Stagnation. Inflation. Deflation. These are not terms that easily find their way into my vocabulary. Of course, I have experienced inflation. After all, I am about to celebrate my 73rd...
Christmas Thinking - 2019
Dear Friends, “The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1.14). Patricia...