Getting Unstuck In 2012

2011 was a hard year for many of us. I met many in our nation and beyond who walked through deep waters this year. Some felt stuck; unable to move ahead. They had a vision for their future, but changes in the economy and unmet expectations caused them to feel trapped and confused. Recently I [...]

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00December 29th, 2011|Uncategorized|2 Comments

The Message of Christmas

I read a fascinating story about TV anchorman, Tom Brokaw. Brokaw was wandering through Bloomingdale’s department store in New York City one day, shortly after he was promoted to co-host on the Today Show. The Today Show was a pinnacle for Brokaw after years of work, first in Omaha, then for NBC in Los Angeles [...]

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00December 21st, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Feeling God’s Pleasure

2012 is right around the corner: a brand new year with brand new opportunities and brand new possibilities. Now is the perfect time to take a good look inside and ask: What is it that I do or would love to do that energizes me the most? What is my God-given dream?...

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00December 15th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Two Classes of Christians

“I have met two classes of Christians: the proud who imagine they are humble, and the humble who are afraid they are proud. There should be another class: the self-forgetful who leave the whole thing in the hands of Christ, and refuse to waste any time trying to make themselves good. They will reach the goal far ahead of the rest.” This quote by A.W. Tozer still rings true today...

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00December 9th, 2011|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Embracing Change

Change is hard for most of us. We are naturally resistant to it. But we must constantly be ready to embrace change when it comes. Human nature has always resisted change. For example, read the following letter written January 31, 1829 by Martin Van Buren, then governor of New York, to President Jackson, concerning an “evil” new business enterprise threatening our nation...

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00November 30th, 2011|Leadership, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Revival or Riot

I read the book of Acts again this week. Love that book of the Bible! I remember saying years ago, “When you read the book of Acts, everywhere Paul and the apostles went there was either a revival or riot.” There was no time in the early church for boring religious tradition. They knew that [...]

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00November 12th, 2011|Leadership, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Get Back Up

Did you know that Thomas Edison tried over 200 different elements before he figured out what was the right element to use in the light bulb? And in 21 years, baseball great Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs but he struck out 1330 times? He struck out nearly twice as often as he hit a [...]

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00November 4th, 2011|Leadership|0 Comments

Dreading Last Suppers

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick” says the writer of Proverbs (Prov. 13:12). We all experience times of longing for something that doesn’t turn out the way we had planned; the pain of unmet expectations. And our “heart” feels sick. I sat with a pastor and his wife one evening, and she blurted out, “I hate last suppers!”...

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00October 29th, 2011|Leadership|2 Comments

Originals…Priceless

I heard Heidi Baker say this week, “Copies are worthless, but originals are priceless.” How true! I struggled for years comparing myself to others who had gifts, abilities and opportunities that I simply did not have. I tried to be a copy. And then it dawned on me...

By |2013-01-04T07:26:27-05:00October 22nd, 2011|Leadership|1 Comment
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