The Notebook

What seems like impossibility to us is a possibility for God. Every great achievement in business or any other area has been accomplished because somebody had a dream. Nothing starts happening until somebody starts dreaming. Vision begins in the heart of God. He is the creator of all things includin...

There is a cancer that has been around the American church for decades that needs to be addressed by pastors, ministry leaders, seminaries, denominations, and the person in the pew. That cancer is what is known as Consumer Christianity. I will try to give a simple definition explaining as best as I ...

There are times in life when you get stuck in and have a hard time pressing forward and continuing pursuing your vision and mission. It ‘s in those times that if we do not have a solid foundation and a burning desire to see the vision fulfilled, we will throw in the towel and walk […]...

Here is an excerpt from my upcoming book Uncluttered on vision: One of the best movies I have recently had the chance to see was the 2012 version of Les Misérables which won three Golden Globe Awards and three Oscars in 2013. Most notably of the Oscars was the one that actress Ann Hathaway won [&he...

No matter what the subject is, balance is the key to a healthy life. Too much involvement in your job, writing, your church activities without proper family time leaves one out of balance. It is also true of mentoring. Balance is healthy. As a follower of Jesus, especially as a leader we need to tak...

A pressing issue in leadership is understanding how to work with difficult people to bring about positive changes. A difficult person will disrupt fellowship, disable unity within a church, business, or organization and ruin relationships with specific individuals. These are grievous consequences of...

Green Eggs and Ham is one of the most popular children’s books ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel. In an interview, Dr. Seuss (his pen name), said he wrote Green Eggs and Ham to hopefully get rid of the montonous reading books of Dick, Jane and Spot that many of us over the age of […]...

Writers can’t shake the need to write. It is unexplainable. It is in them and must be released from the heart and mind to the pen and paper, or in our generation to the keyboard and laser printer. The same is true with a missionary. They have this sense of calling to go when it […]...

I am releasing an eBook, Missionary Writing as a precursor to my print book, Uncluttered: When Spiritual Clutter Hinders God’s Vision For Your Life (unclutteredbook.com) that will be released in August. Missionary Writing focuses on the pursuit of passion to write much like the passion a missi...

Vision – a word that is used over and over and over again in the business and church world. It seems is a magical concept that if you do not grasp, your business or church plant will falter, will not achieve the level of success that you want, or will possibly fail. Do we contrive […]...