by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 30, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
FINANCIAL BANKRUPTCY usually comes as no surprise. It’s not the result of a single misstep, but a series of small rationalizations over time, poor spending habits, and bad decisions that build like snowflakes on a mountainside, resulting in a sudden, cataclysmic...
by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 27, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
There is an ancient African folktale that tells the story of a village that was terrorized by a lion. Old and no longer king of a pride, the lion didn’t have females to hunt for him. So he raided villages at night, stealing cattle and snatching unwary children. All...
by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 23, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
ANNE ASKEW KNEW when they handed her the book she was committing a criminal act simply by holding it. I wonder if she hesitated before lifting the cover. I wonder if she began at the beginning, or turned to a particular page, and if so, which one? I wonder what...
by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 20, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
(Note: This post first appeared on Sherri Wilson Johnson’s blog, on March 22, 2012. It was my part of a blog exchange. You can read her post here.) AS A READER YOU KNOW THEM— Emma Woodhouse Jane Eyre Robin Hood Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Atticus Finch Frodo...
by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 18, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
THERE ARE LAWS FOR RELATIONSHIPS. Like scientific laws, relationship laws are not made, but discovered. One such law was discovered during the race to the South Pole. After facing the bitter disappoint of reaching the South Pole, only to discover that his rival had...
by Jack Cavanaugh | Apr 16, 2012 | Strength For The Quest
You’ve had those mornings, haven’t you? When the engine doesn’t rev. The coffee doesn’t perk. The brain cells don’t spark. And the hamster refuses to climb onto the wheel. Why are so many of those days Monday? I keep signs and quotes...
