I love these words adapted from Ron Hutchcraft’s book, “A Battle for a Generation,” pp 11-12. Never in the history of the Life Saving Service (set up to rescue people on the North Carolina’s Outer Banks beaches) did a drowning person come to the door of the station asking, “Would you please rescue me?” In…
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain.. and most fools do.” – Dale Carnegie Do you have a critical spirit or do you have a “can-do” spirit? Or let me ask you the question in these terms: do you REPEL people from your life due to a CYNICAL nature, or do you ATTRACT people to…
“Anyone who hasn’t experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.” – Jeab Genet During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from…
I’ve been reading David Putnam’s Detox… for the Overly Religious. For Putnam, detoxing from toxic religion is simplified into living like Jesus lived, loving like Jesus loved, and leaving behind what Jesus left. I love this segment I read this morning on loving like Jesus: One of the most challenging aspects of loving the way…
Johnny Unitas Leadership Lessons: He was drafted in the ninth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers but was cut before he even got a chance to throw a pass in a preseason game.
Ken Blanchard: Leadership Lessons from Super Bowl XLIV. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17… the power of purpose.
I love playoff time! I love football in the cold frigid temperatures. I love seeing the best teams at the end of the season battle it out for the glory of becoming a championship team. As a matter of fact, I believe ministry organizations, churches, and missional leaders can learn a great deal about playoff…
This is the time of season when people talk and sing about peace the most but seem to have very little of it.
According to new research, the “Happiest States” in the country have been revealed: 1. Louisiana2. Hawaii3. Florida4. Tennessee5. Arizona6. Mississippi7. Montana8. South Carolina9. Alabama10. Maine The results were measured from a comparison of two data sets of happiness levels in each state, one that relied on participants’ self-reported well-being and the other an objective measure…
“Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image.” — A. W. Tozer