Check out my previous post “4 lessons I’m learning as a dad”. 1. Love is spelled T-I-M-E Quality time is not possible without quantity time. It’s simple: when I spend lots of time with my boys playing and talking, they… Read More »4 (more) lessons I’m learning as a dad
I can imagine many people rolling their eyes at Robert Morris’ The Blessed Church. I can imagine them saying, “Another book by a megachurch pastor telling me why my church isn’t growing and how I should do more things like his church.” … Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Blessed Church by Robert Morris
I love poetry. On a couple other occasions I’ve posted poetry on this blog (here and here). I’ve even posted some of my own poetry (here and here). Presenting language in the form of poetry causes us to consider it… Read More »The now on which the shadow stands
Ron Carpenter’s The Necessity of an Enemy comes at you fast and furious. The chapters are really short. As in, two-to-three-pages short. The concepts are simply stated; like short jabs to the brain. The stories are real, raw and told… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: The Necessity of an Enemy by Ron Carpenter
Robert Morris in his book The Blessed Church (review coming soon), points out that Moses is the archetypical “pastor;” leading the nation of Israel through the wilderness. Hence, he labels Moses’ prayer in Numbers chapter eleven the “Prayer of the… Read More »The prayer of the burned-out pastor
From The Price of Neglect (pages 104-105): “Dear Lord, I refuse henceforth to compete with any of Thy servants. They have congregations larger than mine. So be it. I rejoice in their success. They have greater gifts. Very well. That is… Read More »A.W. Tozer on comparing ministries
At some point you have to engage the problem. Roll up your sleeves and get to work. It’s valuable to circle around the issue; taking a few laps to see the problem from all the necessary angles. And then this… Read More »Leaving the fringe
This poem has a lot of relevance for being published in 1895. Despite it’s popularity, though, I don’t know how much attention has been given to the fact that it seems to be a father speaking to his son. It… Read More »Gaining inspiration for parenting and leadership from Kipling
It does no good to try and play someone else’s game. To try to live someone else’s life. To pursue someone else’s calling. You are you. You are who God created you to be. And this is your marriage, your… Read More »Play your game
Most of these ideas and quotes are from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Required reading for leaders. Obviously. Liberty is more options to choose from in your environment. Freedom is more internal power to exercise… Read More »Thoughts on being proactive