Jeff's Musings

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 […]...

It always scares me when I hear someone say, “What Jesus meant was… or What Jesus was really saying was…” I understand very well first hand how this can be played out having served as a pastor, church planter and missionary. While well meaning in trying to help people underst...

If you are unfamiliar with the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb, you are missing some great leadership material to use in your organization. The storyline of the show is that Phineas and Ferb are two brothers who are on a seemingly continuous summer vacation and each day brings a new opportun...

I did not consider myself a leader when I was young nor did I have aspirations to be a leader, but I became a leader. Leadership is contagious. When you are around a great leader, you learn, you grow, and you want to become like that leader. You know when you are around a great […]...

Remember as kid trying to walk across one of those beams in a playground at school or a park and doing your best to hold your balance? Or the image of an Olympic gymnast on the balance beam is probably etched in your mind. An object that is not naturally a part of the beam […]...

This is part two of How A Good Leader Organizes. In this post I highlight four other principles good leaders execute to be good organizers. Examine part one along with the list in this post and make a plan of action of how you as a leader will be more organized in 2014....

I am not going to bore you to death with a list of the Top Ten posts I written, because if you  are like me, I really don’t have time to read ten blog posts right now. So, I am going to bore you with the five most visited blog posts I wrote in 2013. […]...

Since the beginning of the biblical record, God promised God’s people that someday He would dwell among them. No more wondering what God is like, no more wondering if God really cares, because with the coming of this Child of Promise we can each know that God understands us. We can be assured ...

Ben Franklin said, “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time for it is the stuff that life is made of.” Time is a gift from God. For many of us we treat time more as a commodity than a gift. Time is a gift. It is something to be treasured. It is something […]...