Jul

27

The difference between a show pony and a workhorse

A stroll through Barnes and Noble reveals that leadership is a hot topic, as it should be.  Great companies, churches, governments and families are impossible without good leadership.  All of our lives are affected by our leaders- for better or worse.  So for that, I applaud the recent surge in leadership conferences, books, blogs, and [...]

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Jul

22

French Press Faith

In a world that has invented sound bytes, headlines, instant coffee, fast food, gogurt, 140 characters, and hot pockets, I am developing an increasing affinity for anything that takes awhile.  Rosanna and I spend an odd amount of time discussing the benefits of French press coffee over instant coffee, slow roasted meats over the salted [...]

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Jul

19

The Importance of Being Taken Advantage of

Wisdom comes to us from the strangest places. Every once in a while, I hear a line in a movie, a song, or a TV show that is worth more than 50 sermons, 100 books, or $100,000 dollars worth of education.  It’s the moment where God speaks through someone or something we didn’t expect, leaving [...]

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Jun

29

Thinking Out Loud

I haven’t had much desire to write as of late, between finishing my first book (yay!) and writing for a living, sitting down at a computer to put thoughts on a screen brings to mind that same feeling I get when I trudge to my basement to do P90X. (Which I don’t do very often) [...]

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