by mcl | May 4, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. Even though my mother was a math teacher, the world of numbers never came that easy to me. I had to force myself in school to work through the complex ideas in the world of mathematics. While I am no math genius, I do understand the law of...
by mcl | Apr 2, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. In my professional life, I regularly help organizations streamline their businesses and focus on what really matters. One of my clients used to frequently challenge his team to “reduce the friction” in the sales process. He did not want...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. As a child one of my favorite book series was about Curious George. I have fond memories of my parents and grandparents reading me stories about that curious monkey. I don’t know if there is a connection, but I have been a continually...
by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. In the midst of the routines in life, and even in the church, it is easy to lose sight of the center of our faith—Jesus. Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola in their book Jesus Manifesto describe this as a “Jesus Deficit Disorder.” Without...
by mcl | Jan 12, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. When I was young, my parents would hang up a special Christmas decoration for my sister and me to count the days until Christmas. Each day we were allowed to untie a candy cane to celebrate being one day closer to that magical morning. I...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, JR. I had the pleasure of serving for a season on a local Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Board. During that period, I had the opportunity to get to know Bill Buckner who was the Mississippi FCA state director for 27 years before...
