HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Holiday Frenzy!? - Throwback 2012

Welp, another Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year down with much to be thankful for and much to expect here around the corner. I usually try to stay away from the black Friday thing...a little too hectic for my blood. But I can't help but notice where our priorities are during this time of year. I have learned (through my education in college and in my experiences in the professional world) that when reviewing the priorities of any organization, the tell-tales are not in what they present themselves to be but in what monies they spend and where they are spent.

What monies did you spend this "holiday season"...?

Flashback: Muslim Relations

"How should we act towards Muslims?  Should we feel sorry for them or should we feel anger towards them?"

Oh if this question were that easy to answer. 

This Deserves Attention "You're Not Special."

This is the greatest graduation speech I have ever heard given from a faculty member to the graduating students ... it almost repeats perfectly what I have told my graduating students over the years ... you should read this!

New Question: Mother's Day

This was a tough question asked of me ... the kind that breaks the heart.  But a person's deepest personal pain often paves the road to healing for so many others ... if they'll open it up to others ... so to the "asker" I say thank you for your honesty.

"How do I celebrate Mother's Day when my mother abandoned me?"

This Deserves Attention: Immigrant Janitor Graduates With Honors From Columbia University

 I tell my students (all of the time) that they are without excuse when it comes to being given every opportunity to strive for success. This is an excellent example of why...


 check it out : http://www.chrisasksthehaz.com/2012/05/this-deserves-attention-immigrant.html

I Want To Know Him (Sermon)

Paul hit the nail on the head when he spoke the following passage.  He had owned the seat of respect and power and willingly gave it up when he discovered the truth.  In the parable of the pearl, Jesus spoke of a man who found a pearl of great price (Matt 13:45) whose value was so great that he went and sold all that he had to purchase it.  That man's possessions and position were meaningless in that moment even though he had worked so hard to attain them ... that is what the truth does.  It sheds light on our priorities.  Paul figured this out ... so should we ... and if we do ... we will also find true joy in what others may see as insanity and a waste of time ....