Zero to Hero in 3 days The story of King Saul in the Old Testament is pretty amazing. Saul is promoted from overseeing his father’s donkeys to king in a matter of days. “And I’m here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel’s hopes.” -1 Samuel 9:20 Samuel the […]
The end is near!
World Cup Fever We’re nearing one of my favorite times in all of sports – the World Cup . I can’t wait to see what is going to happen. More importantly, I can’t wait to see what is going to happen with the US Men’s National Team (USMNT). I don’t follow all of international soccer. […]
What to do when it’s a grind.
The daily grind. Steady hard work; labour of a monotonous kind, esp. close and hard study; an instance of this, a dull and laborious task. -The Oxford Dictionary Some days are harder than others. Some days everything is hard. Nothing is fun. Ever notice that? Today, is one of those days for me. I got up, […]
No one was happy…
The following is a devotion I wrote last week for Cross Points Church. You can find these daily devotions for yourself online at Bible.com. Happy. No one is happy in Numbers 11. The people are tired of manna (11:6). Moses is tired of the people (11:14-15). God is tired of everyone (11:23). No one is happy. […]
Building tribes (you are needed)
What Purple Cows, Linchpins, Permission and Tribes all have in common. Seth Godin. Seth Godin is an marketer/author/out of the box thinker. He’s written book after book based around this topic – outside the box marketing in a rapidly changing world. My favorite of his books is Tribes. Godin shares the premise that we live in a tribe-based […]
Owed nothing.
Facebook changing the rules…again. It’s very possible you did not follow a recent change on Facebook if you don’t rely on a Facebook “fan page” for your business. Facebook changed their internal algorithm, so less fans see a fan page’s content unless it’s a paid advertisement (or the page uses paid advertising). When the rules change people complain, and this […]
Ever lose your oomph?
I love leadership A few weeks ago, I read Joshua 18 and wrote this note: Leaders Push: Joshua pushed the people to follow through on God’s commands and promises. Good leaders push people to do more than they would on their own. They push them to think higher and go farther. Leaders lead. Leaders push. Leaders make […]
It’s OK to not be OK. It’s not OK to stay that way.
I wish… I wish I had come up with my catchy title for today’s post. Unfortunately it wasn’t me. The title comes from Perry Noble. Noble is the lead pastor of a large church in South Carolina and recently wrote the book Overwhelmed about depression and anxiety. He was also one of the featured speakers at The Orange […]
Say YES to hope.
Orange Conference 2014…YES! I’m back from Atlanta. After more than 24 hours riding in a van and close to another 24 hours sitting in conference, all in less than 5 days, I’m back. Don’t be fooled though…I said YES to all of that and more. I was in Atlanta for the Orange Conference. Orange is […]
Awkward and out of place
Orange Conference 2014 As I write this post, I am attending a conference for children, youth, young adult and family ministers. It’s called Orange (where church – red – and family – yellow – come together). The sheer size and scope is pretty amazing. There are over 6000 people in attendance from 48 states and […]
