Competition is healthy, as it keeps us producing and advancing. The race to the moon, or to build a faster chip, or to launch a product helps society create. But there is a path of least resistance that is unhealthy, crass, ugly, and … jealous of those who win. Read more
There some well- placed rumble strips in life, those warnings that keep us on the center of the road. These things jolt us back to reality, warning us that we are nearing the edge of safety. Read more
An excerpt from the High Calling, where my article “Leadership Influence” appears today. …… Leaders don’t have self-esteem problems. We don’t suffer from thoughts of inadequacy. Instead we fear that by exerting our influence we will make others feel insecure. So we hide our light under a bushel, retreating from our God-given ability. We melt into the landscape, camouflaging our talents. Have you ever been part of a team where no one will step up and take charge? Everyone looks around, hoping,... Read more
Thanks to Judy Reeve for the inspiration! Read more
“…It’s times like these that I listen to the voices of doubt. “Hey you.You’re a fraud, a fake, a shyster.”The voice sounds like my own. It is my own, an echo of every fear within me. I’ve heard it before—plenty of times. I replayed the tape of my mistake last year that took a team to undo. And the time six years ago when I was told to shape up—or ship out. Maybe the voice was right. Maybe I was a phony. In... Read more
A group that I belong to, Writers on the Rock has produced a collaborative e-book A Journey to (True) Happiness..” The preoccupation our society has on happiness isn’t really so simple. What is happy? What is blessed? What is contentment? We spend so much time on happiness that we are most miserable. I encourage you to download this book and would be most honored if you would share it as our gift. A Journey to (True) Happiness Read more
I squeezed my eyes tight, pushing the daylight out of every conceivable corner. I was convinced that it was right here, right now that God would speak. The setup was perfect. I was 17 with a few communication skills and on fire. I wanted to serve God – anywhere, anyhow. I drove into a quiet spot in woods and set up a chair under a large aspen tree. I sat and waited for something – a voice. A bush. A... Read more
Walking through the deep forest, I stepped on a limb and it created a cartoon-like chain reaction that eventually had a tree branch careening toward my face. I turned my face just in time and the branch gouged my cheek. Not my eyes! It’s interesting how we protect our most precious part of the body. We’ll fling our hands in front of our face. We’ll turn our backs to brute force. We’ll do anything to protect the eye. If we had... Read more
Friends, I was privileged to be part of a project promoted by my local writer’s group. Our mission was to go to church on Easter Sunday, and then reflect on the service and write about it in our own tyle and perspective. The result is this beautiful e-book, Reflections on the Rock (Morning Has Broken). We would be honored if you downloaded it and shared it with others as a gift. The link is here Reflections on the Rock (Morning... Read more
We often think of Jesus in strictly Holy terms. The mental images are created by paintings or movies or pictures in the back of the Children’s Bible are clear. Walking among throngs with a lamb draped across his shoulder, or smiling at the man begging by the side of the road, or heaven opening up with a dove, a light shining down on His face. But a carpenter? Rarely do we imagine The Holy One, the promised King, as a common laborer Read more
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