Do you remember from Sunday School the children’s song based on Matthew 7:24-27? I always enjoyed watching children as they enthusiastically belted out each line. Here are a couple of the condensed verses: The wise man built his house upon a rock. (repeat multiple times)The rain came down and the floods came up. (repeat multiple times)And the house on the…
Although I had fast-forwarded through the commercials (awe…the endorphins) it still took over an hour of viewing time to complete one 45-minute show. The reason, I concluded, was the number of times I had pressed the pause button on the remote. I press pause for three valid reasons: I’m hungry and want a snack.My wife has something “important” to tell…
(Guest Post by Betsi Calhoun) I kept thinking, I’m just a "Has-Been" in the ministry. I am rapidly approaching my 70th birthday and here I was driving to speak to a group of young women on the topic of discipleship. Sure, after my dramatic conversion at age 16, I was blessed to lead hundreds to the Savior, and disciple many…
Visionary leadership development extends training beyond the confines of the four walls of a classroom. At its core leadership development means doing life together not just off-loading facts. It is impossible to separate some level of “mentoring” from effective leadership development. I hesitate to share maxims about this topic lest it be relegated to a motivational plaque on a wall.…
When forming a team, it is imperative to know the difference between Division and Diversity. Any group of people referred to as a team, must be committed to relationships. However, one of the greatest strengths of that team and the blending of personalities is its diversity. Healthy teams celebrate and leverage their diversity, avoiding the chaos of division. The Apostle…
Have you ever found yourself questioning God? Seriously, you were sure He was going to come through…answer your prayer…stop the pain…heal your friend or whatever…but He did not! The answer you got was unacceptable…unreasonable or might have even felt unloving. You felt like protesting but that felt like sacrilege. After all, how could you question God? One of the Old…
What are your leadership principles? Your irreducible minimums? The things you refuse to compromise? -- How would you define these? Would writing them require a sentence, a paragraph or a full page? What would that document look like and how would you practice it? I suggest every leader do this exercise to establish their personal leadership baseline. If leaders do…
A few years ago, I came to a sobering life realization: I was not going to live long enough to accomplish everything on my bucket list. I was in fact going to have to be more intentional with my prioritizing and cross some things off my long list of goals. Crossing things off my list was disconcerting because I hate…
Slow traffic is always an annoyance to me, especially if I am running late. I don’t like admitting it but sometimes I fail to leave enough margin in my schedule and cut things too closely. Lack of proper planning means I either have to slow down, taking things in stride - or rush, thinking I am somehow going to recover…
I love college football; I count down the days till the season begins. If given the opportunity, I plant myself in front of the TV on Saturday and “O.D.” on games. The appetizer to the afternoon and evening games is better known as Game Day. While watching this pre-game show, I was intrigued by the interviews of several coaches concerning…