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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big guns and bigger explosions!
What I need in a movie… I’m like most guys when it comes to movies. Though I can sit through a romantic comedy most days, I’m a sucker for big guns and bigger explosions. I like it when the good guy has insurmountable odds in order to overcome evil. I’m able to suspend reality for 2 […]
Baggage weighing you down?
Big trash pick up Saturday was big trash pick up in Shawnee, Kansas. Not special news to most people, but it was spectacular for Kia and I. I was amazed, amused and fascinated by the trucks, trailers and minivans full of other people’s junk. I literally sat on my porch for nearly an hour watching […]
Calm down. It’s just your purpose.
Stories about purpose make me happy. I don’t know if you saw this, only like a million people did on YouTube, but Pharrell cried on Oprah. First, yes, Oprah is still on TV (I didn’t realize it either). Second, Pharrell is a musical artist who’s been around for a while, but recently his song, “Happy” […]
A quick look back
4 months and counting Recently, I was stunned when I realized this site has only been live for a little over 4 months – December 4, 2013. I’ve been busy. On top of working my “real” job, helping take care of 4 kids and assist Kia when needed, I’ve written over 50 posts since December. It […]
Biggest Failure = Best Education
A Blaze of Glory As a kid I was a BMX bike riding champ. I was fast. I could do sweet skids. And occasionally I could pull off a sweet bunny hop or endo. All of that made me awesome in my mind. It also gave me some false pride in my abilities. I thought […]
