The Notebook

If you hadn’t noticed, parts of my website had been broken that I thought were fixed, but weren’t. If you had been to my site and wanted to read a post and clicked the continue reading link you would be taken back to the home page. That has been fixed as I was having a […]...

If you are a writer who is unpublished you might be puzzled as to how do you get your book in front of agents and publishers. After trying to get a book in the hands of traditional publishing experts several years ago, I learned the hard way of what didn’t work. Fast forward to 2015 […]...

If Einstein were still alive he would be continuing to discover new aspects of the physics of the universe – and confirm what the Bible has been clear on from the beginning – that it all goes on forever… Thus, those who can’t think in terms of vision, are doomed to be highly ineffective, lef...

Every time you start building for God, you’re asking for a battle. If you start trying to build your marriage, you’re asking for a battle. If you start trying to build up your own personal spiritual life you’re asking for a battle. If you start trying to build a church, that’...

History over the past two thousand years has painted many pictures of what Jesus looked liked and who he was. Many theologians and skeptics throughout the centuries have each had their idea of Jesus and the truth of the matter is, not a single one of them has done Jesus justice.  As I look back [&h...

I have to give credit for this creative use of words to my good friend Steve Sjogren. In our several conversations, we’ve come to the agreement that many Christians, leaders or not, suffer from “toxic-callogy.” Some people have not heard God’s calling but go ahead and do things anyway. As yo...

These are the steps I used when I asked God to give me an expansion of the dream and further clarification.  I get Polaroid Vision.  Have you ever taken a Polaroid picture and you stand there seeing it developing and as time goes on it gets clearer and clearer.  I think there are very few [&helli...

A large majority of leaders play and function to their strengths. Rarely do you find a leader who will lead from their weakness, as we are afraid it will make the look bad to those they lead and to those who lead them. Vulnerability is a weakness that can be used as a strength when […]...

Our faith is not determined by what we do, it is demonstrated by what we do. In a very real sense that’s what God says to you. Talk is cheap. Put your money where your mouth is. “I believe in Jesus!” Prove it. Our faith is demonstrated by our actions. Actions speak louder than word...

Give yourself away through some kind of service. I’m convinced that to be spiritually and emotionally healthy and balanced, that everybody needs some form of service on at least a weekly basis, where they voluntarily give themselves away without receiving any personal benefit in return. I thin...