Love Unashamed

by | Mar 29, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Love

Fall of 1977 – I was 27 years old and in the midst of my medical residency training – working 70 to 100 hours per week in the hospital and finding great joy in what I was doing. These work hours, however, eliminated all other activity from my life. That is...

Follower or Leader

by | Mar 22, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Love

Amazon.com lists 27,787 books on leadership – a popular topic. When I typed in "follow" or "following" only 136 books appeared. These numbers reflect what society believes is needed to impact the world – strong leaders. Apparently not...

Pious Superiority

by | Mar 15, 2006 | Confession, Lessons Learned

Disappointment. . . frustration. Feelings such as these fill my heart when medical students and residents exhibit "intellectual superiority". Over the last 20 years, teaching the importance of the whole person to medical students and residents has not been...

From Significance to Submission

by | Mar 8, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Stewardship

Visiting her basement gallery brought gasps of delight from my wife, Pamela. The pieces of collage art were a unique intersection of this woman's artistic talent and deep personal faith. Her art was surpassed only by her genuine humility. Gently deflecting...

Growing Up is Hard to Do

by | Mar 1, 2006 | Competence, Lessons Learned

Six inches shorter than my twin sister! As typical boy-girl development would have it, my twin sister grew taller first. I was terribly embarrassed. She was developing into a young woman and I was still a boy. Maturation – whether physical, emotional or social...