The Notebook

I am sure that most of you have seen the classic movie Napoleon Dynamite. At the end of the movie, Napoleon’s brother Kip sings an original song he wrote to his bride Lafawnduh titled, “Yes, I Love Technology.” If you haven’t seen the movie, do yourself a favor and spend some time watchi...

What is the quitting point for you? if you’re a runner and you’re on the twentieth lap and your legs feel like rubber, you can’t take another step — you’re at a physical quitting point. Maybe you’re at the job, things are overwhelming you. You are dizzy from all t...

  When you start talking about vision statements, the majority of people tend to think that those are for businesses, churches or other organizations. The question of why does a person need to have a vision statement seems to creep into the conversation. I want to spend very brief book real est...

As I write this week, I am praying for guidance on areas to address on my blog, future books, and possible E-courses and E-books.  What areas of your life are you struggling with right now and what in life do you need?  Please post your responses. Thanks!...

An audience and an army are two very different groups of people. It is pretty obvious that an audience sits, listens, and doesn’t engage. It’s not their responsibility or better yet, it’s not their duty. An army on the other hand is 180 degrees different than an audience. The diffe...

You can’t hope for space in your schedule or pray for space in your schedule or expect somebody else to provide space in your schedule. You’re going to have to decide. Put some space in your schedule. You’re going to have to decide to build some buffer zones into your life, some downtime. That...

It looks like Spring is finally winning the war over Winter here in NE Ohio. With spring comes new life and wonderful happenings like the blooming of flower and trees. Each spring we especially wait on a few things to happen and one of the is the sighting of the Golden Eagles that hang out […...

What does it mean to really deny yourself? There’s a lot of misunderstanding and confusion over this. Some people think deny yourself means you go around putting yourself down all the time. That’s not what it means. Some people think deny yourself means going around saying, “I̵...

In the Bible it appears that God’s work brings him satisfaction. In the Genesis account of creation, God makes the heavens and the earth in six days. When all was said and done God stepped back and commented on it all. He basically said, “I did good work and I am proud of it!” This [&h...

Let me ask you a question Do you realize that your worth is more than your work? You are more than what you do. This is especially true among men, I can’t say how much this is true among women but I know it’s true among men. A group of guys together that are just […]...