No-Longer-Common Today

NLC Articles house a collection of topics which will impact the way you think about a subject and enlighten you to what God’s word has to say regarding the topic. You will be surprised at the vast difference in how we have been taught to think and how God thinks and intends things to be.

Ten Characteristics of an Uncommon Father

In this special Father’s Day message, I identify ten common traits of an ordinary father and use them to identify ten ways one can excel at being a father.

Sarai – The Mother of All Mothers

In this web-post, we take a look at the life of a woman named Sarai who through adversity and impossibly accepts and completes her God-given mission of motherhood. Find out why these characteristics are often overlooked in most mothers.

The Story Isn’t Over

In this special Easter message, I use an illustration to show how in times of tragedy we can get off track from what we know to be true. Hopefully this message will inspire you to regain your bearings after tragedy strikes.

This Is Too Big For Me

I’ve concluded that there are two normal responses that hinder our ability to deal with our biggest problems. One, we automatically assume it’s too big for us to make a difference or too large for us to make an impact. Two, we automatically assume we must accomplish the task in our power.

Ordinary Is No Longer Enough In This New Year

In this web-post, I use the five NLC life growth areas to define how we can challenge ourselves to become the uncommon person we’re meant to be. It will only happen once we decide that ordinary is no longer enough in this new year.

This Year At Christmas

This message is truly for those who’ve decided that ordinary is no longer enough even when it comes to Christmas. See how you can make a difference in our five life growth areas, this year at Christmas.

It’s Just Thanksgiving

Take a look at these four observations we’ve made as it relates to how normal people do Thanksgiving. See if you do any of these common actions when it’s time for Thanksgiving.

The Imagineer

This web-post reveals the gift that’s been planted in the heart of my mother. She’s an eXtra-woman. Find out what she has in common with Joe Jackson and Steve Job in “The Imagineer.”

The King of the Family

By request, we’ve moved from sharing the extra-ordinary abilities found in our friends to the ones found in our family members. Check out this latest web-post, “The King of the Family”.

The Professional

In this web-post, I reiterate the reason why I’m sharing about the extraordinary people in our world. It’s simple; it’s not common to see the gifts inside a person. What’s common is to see their flaws. NoLongerCommon isn’t a site that highlights the ordinary, but the extraordinary. See what we’d miss out on by remaining normal, read this, “The Professional Human.”