Value Added Living
I was recently thinking about the value that group life has added to my life. I grew up in church, a pastors home even. I can remember when I was a child being sick on Sundays and having to go and spend Sunday morning in my father’s office instead of in my bed. Going to […]
Living Life in the Zone : Book Review
I received a copy of Living Life in the Zone – A 40-Day Spiritual Game Plan for Men by Kyle Rote Jr. & Dr. Joe Pettigrew from Thomas Nelson Publishers as a part of their BookSneeze program. The authors present their teachings using the analogy of sports, something that men clearly can identify with. The […]
Mercy and Grace
Mercy is “not getting what we do deserve.” Grace is “getting what we don’t deserve.” We are supposed to extend both mercy and grace to those in our circles of interaction. Most of us are better at mercy than we are at grace. Often times, simply biting our tongue or refraining from action results in […]
Slaves to what?
The great theologian, Bob Dylan, recorded the song, “Gotta Serve Somebody” in 1979 on his album, “Slow Train Coming.” The lyrics of the chorus were an attempt by Dylan to inject religion into his song: You’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You’re gonna have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil […]
If a tree falls in the woods
There is an old Chinese proverb that says: “When a tree falls it makes a big noise; when a forest grows nobody hears anything.” In leadership we can be tempted to run toward the sound of “crashing trees.” After all, the excitement of sudden change can be quite alluring. We need to remember though that […]
