Not a comprehensive list, but some random thoughts on being a dad. 1. All my boys are different from each other This sounds obvious, but as I read parenting books I sometimes get the mistaken idea that there’s a cookie-cutter… Read More »4 Lessons I’m Learning as a Dad
I read recently that the key to not being a total goob with social media is generosity. People like to talk about themselves, and draw attention to themselves. The problem is others grow tired of hearing you rattle on about… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: Be Generous
Even though I’m not much of a baseball fan, I’m facinated by the idea of stealing home. First of all, it’s a lost art, and I’m always facinated by lost arts. Also it’s extremely rare, which makes it all the… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: Stealing Home
Let’s get one thing straight: I have mad props for Greg Laurie. That said, I don’t get this book. This was the second of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter, and was excited about the premise of… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Road to the Resurrection by Greg Laurie
This was the first of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter. I was struck by how much meaning Adam Hamilton was able to draw from the seven statements of Jesus from the cross. Very rarely did the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Final Words by Adam Hamilton
Matthew 28:18-20 contains what has become known as “The Great Commission:” 18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: “As you go…”
Happy Resurrection Day!
“My God, my God, why?” “So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man.” His sorrow; our joy. His despair; our hope. His obedience; our salvation.… Read More »My God, Why?
I just got done reading Stop Stealing Dreams by Seth Godin. Admittedly, I’m a little late to the party as this free ebook is gaining tens of thousands of new readers every day, and is creating a huge stir. If… Read More »Stop Stealing Dreams
T.S. Eliot’s amazing and confounding poem, The Hollow Men, contains the following words: Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow Heather Van Aelst says this in her analysis of the work “This… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: The Shadow Falls