A friend of mine asked me a few questions for a project she was working on for a class in Christian leadership. Here they are. What are some guiding principles for how you arrived at being a leader? 1. Spend time with leaders. An internship is a great way to do this. Simply seeing what they do... Continue Reading →
I'm reading a book right now by Dave Harvey called Rescuing Ambition. The main point of the book is that ambition by itself is not sinful but ambition that leads to idolatry is. The difference between selfish ambition and selfless ambition is whether the Goal is behind God, or if God is behind the goal.... Continue Reading →
I don't know what happened guys, but the pen dried up couple months ago. I have a few drafts in the queue that I can't seem to finish. It seems the moment I sit down, all inspiration leaves me. Any helpful hints are welcome.
Many of my younger years were spent on a skateboard when Rodney Mullins was synonymous with unicorns and the holy Grail. It’s like you know how good someone is, but you really never know how good until 30 years later when skaters are still trying to exegete tape and replicate it. He truly is one... Continue Reading →
You have something to say to the world. I wrote this post last year and am posting again. I don't do this with all of my posts but some are worthy of it. I hope you enjoy! What you have to tell the world may sound similar to what others are saying, or what has... Continue Reading →
While visiting my grandmother in the nursing home a few months back, my wife sat down at a piano in a waiting area and asked what to play. I said she should play the Forrest Gump theme song, but I had seriously underestimated its power. I’m a softie so it was, of course, emotional overload.... Continue Reading →
I have been going through the fire at my own request from the Lord. I asked God to make me more like Jesus by whatever means necessary. He has answered and I feel that I am out of the woodshed for now based on my reading today from Psalm 30. I also asked God that... Continue Reading →
There's a story coming out of Cincinnati right now about 11-year-old girl that stole candy from a Kroger and how a police officer tased her when she ran. I'm so glad Kroger got their candy back, but at what expense? She will likely never trust another cop for the rest of her life because of... Continue Reading →
The Psalms have been the prayers of the Saints for generations. Many of us have not discovered this wealth of material for prayer. When you don’t know what to pray for as you should, or what kind of prayer to offer, the Holy Spirit is praying for you in groans too deep for words (Romans... Continue Reading →
