The Notebook

I want to look at several steps in having vision for you. These are not “magical” ingredients that when you do them your vision automatically appears. When you put these habits into practice along with what we have discussed in the previous chapters, you will be ready for God to work in and thro...

Any organization that neglects to sponsor and nurture exceptional leaders with loads of potential and move them through the organization are in danger of losing them through the back door.This could be very, very dangerous to organizations. As they lose their best leaders to other organizations that...

It is no secret that I am a Apple enthusiast. I thought about labeling myself as an Apple evangelist, but I don’t go out and preach Mac to the masses. Apple has always been a company that focuses on creativity, which is not one of my stronger points, although I do see myself as a […]...

Without shocking the weasel out of you, I believe that for many “Christians” and churches, God is not enough. While we openly admit and verbalize that God is enough, we live like He really isn’t. God has a special place in his heart for the Israelite nation and it very evident in scriptures, i...

If you want to know whether you’re a leader or not, simple — Look over your shoulder. Jesus said in John 10:27 “My sheep listen to my voice and I know them and they follow me.” I Cor. 11:1 Paul said, “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” We all ne...

Last month Julie and I took the opportunity to visit our close friends, Wally and Rhonda Kesling in their new home in Ocala, FL. We were looking forward to a few days of R&R laying by the pool and soaking up some rays. That was until Wally texted me to see if we would be […]...

Great things come from small beginnings when God is in them. But you’ve got to start with a dream. If you’re going to be involved in ministry, if you’re going to be a leader, you’ve got to be a dreamer. For many people, their only goal in life is just to make it through the […]...

Disasters have a way of clarifying values. They have a way of pointing out what matters and what really doesn’t matter. They define your values, notice this verse: “Jesus said…”For one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Lk 12:15 (ESV) Don’t confuse wh...

If you want to know whether you’re a leader or not, simple — Look over your shoulder. Jesus said in John 10:27 “My sheep listen to my voice and I know them and they follow me.” I Cor. 11:1 Paul said, “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” We all need human […]...

Imagination can get us to the finish line I see things… not necessarily as they are today, but as they can become. What we imagine, visualize, and see in our mind’s eye sooner or later can materialize. Once, I heard it put this way, “If you think you can, you will awaken within yourself the [&...