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Leadership
Lately I’ve been hearing often from people who tell me “he/she/they don’t understand!” That’s frustrating! Sometimes it’s their husband or wife. Or their kids. Or their parents. Or even a co-worker. Always, it’s someone who matters. We need these people… Continue Reading →
As with many other churches, what started as a major adjustment has become a tool for broader reach—live-streaming services. The only drawback we can see is people who substitute this for coming in person but prefer to stay home because… Continue Reading →
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Beginning is half done.” But how do you get yourself to begin when it seems so overwhelming? Thoughts like, “It’s way too much for me!”, or “I can never finish, so why even start?!”, come… Continue Reading →
Back in Girl-Scout days we used to sing a song that started with, “I know an old lady who swallowed a fly…” Doesn’t sound very pleasant, does it? But wait, it gets worse! It goes on to state, “I know… Continue Reading →
The best leaders are those who decide to decide– and do it! If leaders don’t decide, followers have nothing to follow, which means the leader will no longer be leading. Indecision is a decision. If we don’t keep going, turn… Continue Reading →
Recently I was leading a group-coaching session in which all members expressed some hesitancy to show all their strengths in certain situations. Everyone on the call are leaders, mid-level management and up. All are experts in their role, and all… Continue Reading →
True leaders of any kind know “Teamwork makes the dream work.” In fact I first heard this truth from my daughter-in-love. She’s mainly used it with our toddler and pre-school grandsons, who want to do just about everything by themselves!… Continue Reading →
“’Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.’” Josh. 14:12 A guy… Continue Reading →
Some time ago I wrote about choosing our battles. As an illustration, I used our dog Trooper, when he decided to make himself comfortable in my favorite chair and I decided it wasn’t worth fighting over. Often in life we… Continue Reading →
What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of disagreement? Debate (heated)? Disunity? Division? Disrespect? Dreadful? Damaging? Destructive? Other negative impressions and results that start with “d” or other letters? All of these often happen in… Continue Reading →
I figured this out last week just in time… …before using a particular cooking pot on the stove that LOOKED clean. But then I remembered– our dog, aka the “Canine Clean-up Crew”, had tongue-washed it after dinner for us. Then… Continue Reading →
In Ex. 15:22-25 we read—“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because… Continue Reading →
–If you do, they will break for sure! Likewise– DO NOT put your dirty clothes in your dishwasher– –They will get torn up for sure! By now you’re thinking, “Isn’t that obvious? Who would do anything that stupid?!” No one…. Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like you weren’t strong enough— –to lift a heavy package? –to move something big? –to defeat the opposition? –to solve a problem? –to face the day? –to deal with crushing news or failure? Even the strongest… Continue Reading →
With the Presidential Inauguration tomorrow, something has to re-unite us before we collapse! As Abraham Lincoln quoted Jesus, “A house divided against itself cannot stand” (Mat. 12:25). So we need to ask ourselves— Is anything worth a civil war? In… Continue Reading →
