Don’t Hide Your Talents

Last updated on: June 18, 2014 at 7:34 am By David Rupert

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

The Word Became Flesh

Last updated on: June 17, 2014 at 2:05 pm By David Rupert

Thanks to Judy Reeve for the inspiration! Read more

When you are empty. Here’s hope.

Last updated on: June 12, 2014 at 6:27 am By David Rupert

“…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 Journey to (True) Happiness

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 1:55 pm By David Rupert

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

God Will Hunting

Last updated on: May 13, 2014 at 5:46 am By David Rupert

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

If I lost my sight . . .

Last updated on: May 8, 2014 at 8:57 pm By David Rupert

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

Reflections on the Rock (Morning Has Broken)

Last updated on: April 28, 2014 at 7:54 pm By David Rupert

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

How the tools of His trade would one day be the tools of His death

Last updated on: April 19, 2014 at 12:00 pm By David Rupert

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

The roots of misconception

Last updated on: April 10, 2014 at 5:48 am By David Rupert

Think about all of the tall tales you were told as a child; that touching a toad would give you warts; that lightning never strikes twice; that going out into the cold will give you a cold. We all have an image of George Washington walking around with wooden teeth, like a walking lumberyard. But the truth of the matter is that his dentures were made out of ivory, lead, gold and even a little donkey tooth. We’ve all heard... Read more

What’s trendy today might be ridiculous tomorrow

Last updated on: April 7, 2014 at 9:46 pm By David Rupert

A few nights ago we had a discussion about harvest gold. You might remember those days when appliances, countertops and small mixers all came in this color. And avocado green was popular too. Around the table we laughed at all the things that were supposed to be cool, forever. It was supposed to define a new generation of home fashion. Today it defines a generation of home remodelers. Growing up, our house... Read more