Don Follis

How do you spend your Days?

Writer Annie Dillard gets it right with this quotation:”How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”How are you spending your days?

If you’re going to encourage someone, here’s what they need…

If you’re going to encourage others, and everybody needs encouragement, here are 10 positive emotions we all need …1. Acceptance2. Love3. Appreciation4. Approval5. Connection6. Comfort7. Encouragement8. Respect9. Security10.SupportI’m sure you know somebody who needs one of those today. You get to be a bearer of very good news.When we minister positive emotions to others, weContinueContinue reading “If you’re going to encourage someone, here’s what they need…”

Your single greatest strength

I’ve been talking with some guys about their greatest single strength. I told them, “Here’s a way to think about it…”Answer these questions:1. What makes you really unique?2. What do you find easy that other people find hard or impossible?3. What is exhilarating to you that others may find threatening or frightening?4. What seems soContinueContinue reading “Your single greatest strength”

The guy needs a little marketing help

Thanks to friend Brant Hansen for this one. If I ever get a tattoo, this is the place I’m going. One second thought, maybe I’ll think twice about it …

The “Reason” for the ache in my soul

Some days I don’t really know how I feel. Other days I do. Often I have an ache in my soul. Well, I certainly know I’m not the only guy like that. I’ve just discovered another.Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, recently posted to his blog a vision (called The RiverContinueContinue reading “The “Reason” for the ache in my soul”

Don’t go it alone

David took a major census of Israel at the end of his life. It was the wrong thing. It made God mad. We aren’t totally sure why David insisted on the census. Maybe David decided to go ahead with it because of his fear of not having enough men to protect himself, or perhaps becauseContinueContinue reading “Don’t go it alone”

whew! I almost missed it

On Saturday morning, my faithful Blackberry reminded me that I had to perform a 3:00pm wedding. It was all good. I had told the bride and groom I would arrive about 2:30pm.But Saturday was a day for running around doing errands. The wedding was out in the country 12 minutes from my home. I gotContinueContinue reading “whew! I almost missed it”

Good morning Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I was driving east this morning as the sun was rising over the east-central Illinois prairie. It was 51 degrees. Steam was rising on the ponds. Birds were beginning to make their morning rounds. Ripening corn and bean fields were stretching and coming into view. “Heavenly Father,” I prayed, “I worship you the creator andContinueContinue reading “Good morning Father, Son and Holy Spirit”