Category: progress

The evils of tentativeness

July 13, 2011 | 5 comments

Definition of tentativeness: Said or done in a slow, hesitant, and careful way that reveals a lack of confidence. Encarta I learned a valuable lesson on the value of conquering tentativeness last weekend. My Senior Mixed Doubles Tennis Team competed

How to measure progress

May 19, 2011 | 6 comments

It struck me while playing tennis a few weeks ago that there is a helpful way and unhelpful way to measure progress. If progress is seen as a specific material state, efforts to get there can be very discouraging. For

Back from UK

March 17, 2011 | 3 comments

  I made it home! What a great trip. England has lots of clouds! When the sun did find openings in the sky to shine through to earth we happily soaked in its warmth. I finished five lectures, starting in

Lecturing in the UK

March 12, 2011 | 7 comments

I flew over to the UK last Tuesday for a week of lecturing in the Liverpool region of England. Kathy, my wife, came along with me, and we are having a grand time. Thursday night I lectured for 3rd Church,