The Notebook

From Seth Godin’s blog: We no longer care what you say. We care a great deal about what you do. If you charge for hand raking but use a leaf blower when the client isn’t home If you sneak into an exercise class because you were on the wait list and it isn’t fair cause […]...

That is a law of life. Look at history. The Civil Rights movement was nothing until a man came along named Martin Luther King and said, “I have a dream” and he provided leadership. The NASA space program was nothing until a guy named John Kennedy said, “We’re going to put a m...

Encouraged teamwork.  Whenever you’ve got a project of any size and you need to organize it, realize that we accomplish so much more together than we do as individuals.   B.C. Forbes, the guy who founded Forbes magazine said, “You spell success, T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K.” Cooperation is ...

If I didn’t believe this, I wouldn’t be wasting time on writing here today. Every one of you can be a great leader. Paul wrote in Philippians 4:9, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put into practice.” Leaders are made not born. Th...

I have a mission. You have a mission. Your Church has a mission. As a matter of fact, maybe you have heard the term Missio Dei.  The term is a Latin term that means the sending of God and is derived from the very nature of God. Mission is not an activity of the church, but a quality or [&hellip...

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...

I really enjoy Seth Godin’s blog.  Seth is an entrepreneur, agent of change, and he blogs as well. His latest book, Tribes is a must read for anyone who is involved in any organization.  He posted a few days ago on Ignoring Your Critics and I want my readers to be introduced to Seth’s ...

In what is not a total surprise for those of us who are involved in church life, new data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center, shows 86% of women are affiliated with a religion vs. 79% of men. When the answer to the question, “Do you believe in God [&...

Many of you remember the days back in late 80’s when a familiar voice would ring out, “You’ve Got Mail!” How exciting it was then to receive an electronic piece of mail from a friend or family member and even at times the occasional spam before we knew what spam was. The numb...

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 ...