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Just to update a post from yesterday. In the middle of the night, UAW and GM reached a deal that sent 70,000+ workers back to the production lines today. As with all negotiations… when both sides leave thinking they’ve won… it’s a good thing.

A couple of people who live outside of Michigan have been asking me about the effects of the UAW strike against General Motors. I guess I have two points that I think of when things effect the auto industry. It obviously effects the local economy. While the church isn’t full of UAW employee’s at GM,…

Making it’s rounds this morning is the story of Dan Rather. The former CBS news anchor is suing his former employer for $70 million and saying that he was forced into an apology he didn’t mean. Story Here’s the deal. It doesn’t matter if the original story was true or false anymore… though Rather is…

As each year passes it seems a little further in the rear view mirror. But for this generation, for me and my family, September 11th 2001 was the day that changed our world more than any other. View a slideshow from the New York Times The operative phrase is "We will not forget."

Here are two articles I am cooking up that are due next week. Yesterday I did a phone interview with Erwin McManus. I’m writing two pieces out of the interview. One is a review of his Crave DVD for small groups and the main piece is going to be about his creative process. If you…

I know people read my blog from around the country, so you may not be aware of my geography. I live in a small town that was once rural but is now semi-suburban Detroit. I live "in the village" meaning that my house is in the oldest part of town. (Our house dates to 1871)…

Tonight a big thunderstorm blew through the Detroit area. While I’m happy to report that Romeo wasn’t hit too hard, (from what I’ve seen) some communities to the west of us were hit hard. A town about 25 miles west of us, Fenton, has some heavy damage. As the Detroit area seems to flood easily……

I’ve now encountered several people who have been tempted by the Nigerian Scam or 419 or it’s official name, the Advance fee fraud. Here’s how it looks: You receive and email that says, "My husband is dying of cancer in London, he is a rich oil executive from Nigeria. I am in need to transfer…