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I’ve been prepping for a message I will preach at Valley View Christian Church on July 3.  The theme is taken from Psalm 139:13-16 … “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know [...]

Passing along a great article by Daniel Harkavy entitled “Bifocal Vision Required.”  In many ways it’s similar to what’s known as the “Stockdale Paradox.”  From Wikipedia: ********** “I never lost faith in the end of the story, I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the [...]

As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life.  Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling?  Sometimes it seemed that way.  Jack Handy

Our family spent the Labor Day weekend in Manitou Springs, where I was privileged to perform a wedding on Sunday.  The weather cooperated wonderfully and the rehearsal and wedding ceremony went well.  As an added bonus, the wedding couple had put our family up in a hotel in Colorado Springs, allowing us to explore the [...]

One of my favorite business writers spoke this morning at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit: Jim Collins.  He spoke on the subject of his latest book — “How the Mighty Fall.”  It’s a great book I read about six months ago.  He walked throug the stages of decline that faltering companies (and churches) go through. [...]

The following is an excerpt of an excellent blog post on The Harvard Business Review by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. The best campaigns for change have five elements: Memorable messages. Campaigns, like brand marketing, start with a clear, succinct, easy to repeat, emotionally compelling message. Stories. Narrative is a powerful tool for campaigns. People remember other [...]

Have you ever second-guessed yourself?  Second-guessed God? Most of us have had a time when we’ve made a decision … began living the decision … and came to a point where we wondered if we made the right decision. In some ways, it may be natural.  As finite beings with limited access to knowledge of [...]

“I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand” (Psalm 40:1-2). Mud and mire. While playing in the mud was fun [...]

I’m passing along the story I used this past weekend to illustrate how God uses his people to lead others to Him. How will the church be lighted? Several centuries ago in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. He made a good decision. He [...]

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