I think sometimes we Christ seekers are a little afraid of being prideful. God was proud of His Son. He even seemed too proud of a mess-up like David. Paul was proud of Timothy. Pride can be a humble thing.
I am proud of both my kids. They […]

I have ten truths that I think everyone needs to follow to stay healthy and in the battle.
I have concluded I must believe in these things to be standing tall at the end of the fight.

Everyone dies. I should treasure lives around me. I should be prepared for the loss […]

If you live long enough you outlive a few friends and numerous pets. Grief becomes a necessary tool of life. And I think replenishing your circle of relationships, both animals and human, becomes essential. But loss is an unavoidable pain for all of us. Some of us have gotten more practice […]

We listen primarily with our emotions. Keep the following several facts in mind when trying to convey messages to children, fellow workers, and friends:
1. The right brain works in sensual imagery……. No words.
2. The right brian works in pictures not words.
3. The right brain, to a great extent, determines what gets to […]

There are four kinds of snobs that bother me; First, jazz devotees; Two, wine experts; Three, elitist Christians; and Four, those who are snobbish about the other three. We live in a one-up world. Jesus made his mark against snobbery by calling himself God’s willful servant. I want only to be […]

Rock and Roll hasn’t really changed much the last four years. The drums are pretty much the same.  Guitars have quit a number of new effects pedals and such. The best amps are still the ones from the 60’s like Vox made.   

I played in a few rock bands like 20% […]

My wife wanted to buy a scale for the house a couple days ago. She said it would help us keep our weight in control. Now, my wife could use a few pounds on her and I am pretty much like most of my boomer friends carting around a few pounds beyond factory […]

The Grammy’s were interesting this year. Vince Gill, a believer, won a Grammy. Kanye West won five, I believe, in the rock and rap categories. But the most interesting person to me was Amy Winehouse who won best album of the year. Her hit song off of the album was “Rehab.” […]

A few years back I shared in a seminar presentation in Rochester, NY, with Jim Dethmer. Jim had broken church life down into three major components. The first was the Cause. The cause of a church had to be known for the church to be effective. The scriptures give us a quick […]

Just a couple random thoughts are in order today….
Peter Drucker says, “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.”

I have learned, as a leader that the real story people have to offer isn’t the one they offer. And […]

The way you think is the way you’ll act. The way you act will determine who you are. Who you are determines your rate of success. Mantras of any organization energize any organization. After some thought I have come up with my mantras for 2008. I only have seven. I am […]

A recent issue of Rolling Stone Magazine ran a plethora of articles by cultural thinkers and icons and their thoughts about the future. One that reached out and grabbed me the most was a short treatise by hugely successful rap artist, Kayne West.
He characterized himself the following way, “I’m optimistic about everything. I […]

For a while now it has been a stretch for me to think of baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964,  as a cohesive group. That’s a long period of time and there was a lot of unique history that passed in that period of time. I recently read some work on […]

I think one of the most significant fronts we face as Christians interested in outreach and healing is the tension between biology’s influence on behavior and the will and psychological bearings on behavior. There is no doubt that at least “biology plus psychology equals behavior.” But how does the spiritual component enter in here?
It is […]

My life is filled with so many misfires that it is hard to think of one you’d like to hear about. Probably the most intriguing misfire I have carried through on was a few years back when I lead a musical outreach. Our outreach was lead by some very talented people and we […]