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Preston Gillham 7/26/14 Preston Gillham 7/26/14

Another Pearl

My history with reconciliation has to do with a checkbook and budget. I like numbers conceptually, but grinding them until they reconcile is an art that makes me appreciate accountants.

Preston Gillham 7/23/14 Preston Gillham 7/23/14

Sunk Cost

You've heard of people who get into a project, sink a load of resources into it, and experience a critical moment when they must decide whether to continue or walk away. The investor stops, considers the sunk cost, and decides whether to continue.

Preston Gillham 7/18/14 Preston Gillham 7/18/14

Momentum

But being in motion isn't enough. You need traction. Walking on a treadmill demonstrates traction and expends a lot of energy, but no matter how long you march, you still get off at the same place you got on.

Preston Gillham 7/15/14 Preston Gillham 7/15/14

Writing a Metaphor

We use similes and metaphors all the time, principally because they are effective tools of communication. An example advances information by associating facts with a story.

Preston Gillham 7/11/14 Preston Gillham 7/11/14

Models to Follow

The fact is, showing someone what to do is much more effective than telling someone what to do.

Preston Gillham 7/8/14 Preston Gillham 7/8/14

Woohoo! New Book

Returning to Gnarled Wood after two years away, Hank Henderson discovers that the risks have risen. He encounters a dark, spiritual world of subterfuge, black operations, and intrigue.

Preston Gillham 7/7/14 Preston Gillham 7/7/14

Woohoo! New Site

I've been absent for a few days--building things. I realize your life has been on hold, wondering what happened to me, and I apologize (sort of).

Preston Gillham 6/21/14 Preston Gillham 6/21/14

Truth? (unabridged)

Are you a lover of the truth? Or philosophically, can you know the truth? Truth has taken a lot of abuse, especially over the last century and a half. Beginning with Hegel’s musings and progressing through the relativism and tolerance of our age, truth is under fire.

Preston Gillham 6/20/14 Preston Gillham 6/20/14

Truth? (Part 3)

I am a unique individual, as you are. God loves me differently in my uniqueness than He loves you in yours, but He loves us both absolutely and with unflinching love. This is the truth, the absolute truth applied.

Preston Gillham 6/19/14 Preston Gillham 6/19/14

Truth? (Part 2)

But I asked at the beginning of my thoughts, “Are you a lover of the truth?” If you think about it, it would seem odd to ask, “Are you a lover of scientific methodology?” While there may be those who genuinely love methodologies, you generally appreciate or value a method and you love a person.

Preston Gillham 6/18/14 Preston Gillham 6/18/14

Truth? (Part 1)

Preston Gillham 6/14/14 Preston Gillham 6/14/14

Sola Christos? (unabridged)

Do you ever get ear worms? That is, get a song stuck in your mind? “We all live in a yellow submarine, / a yellow submarine.” Or, “Under the board walk, / down by the sea." We sang a song in church recently that stuck in my head: “All of You [God] is more than enough for me.”