Rejoice in Him

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Time with God influences your priorities

How do you maintain a proper sense of priorities amidst the challenges of life?   Arnold Cook describes a phenomenon called historical drift, “Historical Drift is the inherent tendency of human organizations to depart over time from their original beliefs, purposes,… Continue Reading →

Time with God gives you direction

When a man does not know what harbor he is heading for then no wind is the right one. ~Seneca   At times it can be difficult to know which direction you should proceed.  You don’t want to be like… Continue Reading →

Seeing through the clouds

As I was driving to work this morning the sky was mostly cloudy with rays of sun shining through the clouds.  As I was thinking about the 11th anniversary of September 11th, I thought how our lives may be cloudy… Continue Reading →

Moral Choices

People sometimes ask me “Is it difficult to live the Christian life?”  Actually it’s impossible – apart from the enabling grace of God.  Jesus presents an amazing set of standards for those in the kingdom of God – just take… Continue Reading →

Stay connected to stay fruitful

All of us have experienced the frustration of not being connected to our wireless network.  We want to make that phone call but without the connection we’re unable communicate.  Jesus illustrated the importance of being connected 2,000 years ago,  … Continue Reading →

What Matters Most

“What Matters Most” is a thought provoking book by Leonard Sweet revealing how we have substituted rules about Christianity in place of a relationship with Christ.  Sweet writes, “We are more in love with our principles of peace, than we… Continue Reading →

Exercising Courage

We face a number of fears as we go through life.  It’s been said that fear can represent the acronym:  false evidence appearing real.  There are however, a number of genuine fears we face.  This past weekend Jeanne and I… Continue Reading →

The Power of Habit

Have you ever tried to make or break a habit?  If you have struggled in this area then you will find Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business a helpful… Continue Reading →

The Little Book of Talent

Daniel Coyle has done it again with an excellent book!  “The Little Book of Talent” is an excellent companion to his previous book, “The Talent Code”.  “The Talent Code” presents the theory and background of how talent is developed and… Continue Reading →

Chi-town in the summer-time

  I love going to Chicago in the summer-time, the temperatures are mild and the flowers are in full bloom.  I was in Chicago for the Leadership Summit debrief.  Staying at the Hyatt-Regency in Rosemont was an extra bonus (the… Continue Reading →

Experiencing God’s best

The world has a propensity to divert us to settle for less than God’s best for our lives.  The nation of Israel faced this problem and we face it today.  It’s basically a problem of idolatry.  Now you may be… Continue Reading →

Preemptive Relaxation

How do you relax?  This afternoon I took a 14 mile bike ride on wooded trails.  I pushed myself up the hills feeling the lactic acid building up in my legs and wondering if I could make it to the… Continue Reading →

Nuggets from the Summit

This was an amazing Leadership Summit.  Listed below are the primary speakers and I have limited myself to two quotes from each speaker (it wasn’t easy).  Enjoy . . .   Bill Hybels    “Many leaders incorrectly assume their most… Continue Reading →

The value of a good idea

I am eagerly looking forward to the Global Leadership Summit and as I was reflecting on reasons why I enjoy the Summit it is because I gain a number of great ideas that I can incorporate in my life and… Continue Reading →

Maximizing your Kairos Moment

At the 3dm Conference this week we discussed how God desires to get our attention in a variety of ways.  A Kairos moment is the realization of an opportunity before us.  It comes from the Greek word καιρός which may… Continue Reading →

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