I have many goals for 2012. Personal goals. Character goals. Fitness goals. Family goals. Ministry goals. Organizational goals. Friendship goals. Though I have numerous goals for the new year, I really only have ONE resolution. And if I do this one thing, my life’s goals will have greater meaning, transcending value, and longevity of influence…
Channel 12 news piece on the terminally ill man who collected and fixed up bikes to give away to kids during Breakaway’s Christmas outreach to under-served neighborhoods.
1. Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand 2. The Cause Within You – Matthew Barnett 3. Beautiful Outlaw – John Eldredge 4. The Score Takes Care of Itself – Bill Walsh
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A new Barna Group study illustrates that no single Christian leader captures the attention of the nation’s population. When asked to identify the single most influential Christian leader in the U.S. today, two out of every five Americans (41%) are unable to think of anyone who would meet that description. Billy Graham is the name…
“One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” ~E. M. Forster Experts spend a lot of time trying to figure out what makes people successful. In his book The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, John Maxwell asserts that passion is what makes the difference, pointing out four truths about passion and…
I once wrote a blog post entitled “A Gator Hater’s Guide to Loving Tim Tebow.” It’s really hard to not pull for Tim Tebow. As my friend said, “The critics are right. Tebow isn’t NFL material… he wins too much, works too hard, complains too little, and always makes much of Jesus.” I used to…
The Christian Post reported on results of a Public Policy Polling survey that showed Jesus Christ as the second most popular person in America, just behind Abraham Lincoln. While 91 percent of those Americans polled had a favorable view of Lincoln, 90 percent viewed Christ with favor. Martin Luther King Jr. weighed in at 74 percent,…
Weekend Wrap-Up… and musings on HONOR. On Saturday, my daughter had her first gymnastics meet of the season. She finished 1st on bars and 2nd all-around at the Chattanooga Classic. Next stop is Nashville in two weeks, then Tampa in January. Proud of you, Steph! I shared a message this weekend about honor. We live…
In this first episode of the Chick-fil-A Leadercast Conversations, Seth Godin talks discusses writing, living in the moment and what success… isn’t.