Category Archives: Personal Reflections
Anonymous Beauty and Knickknacks
My mom’s oldest knickknack Continue reading
What is Your Business for Being Here?
It is possible to live your entire life and never really know what your business for being here was. Continue reading
Nobody Works for Free
Learning how to pay people well is the pathway to greater productivity and success, for nobody, and I mean nobody, works for free. Continue reading
Sorry, you can’t fire that person
In the ministry it is almost impossible to “fire” volunteers. This is one of the great leadership challenges for church leaders and the wise leader will be very cautious before telling someone that they are being replaced. It’s the old adage: You can win a battle, but lose the war. Continue reading
Jim Collins in his best seller, Good to Great, states that one of the vital practices required to be great is “who” must come before “what.” The way he puts it is that you must get the right people on the bus and in the right seats before you pull out and starting driving down … Continue reading
Those “non-company men”
I called them “Non-company men” (or women)… You know who I’m talking about. They are those members/attendees in your church who are in your church but not fully with your church. Their primary focus and passion is not the vision of the house or the well-being of the house, their focus and passion is about … Continue reading
A commercial break
Sonja and I are on our annual “rambling vacation” and have eventually made our way to Branson, MO. If I had to name one highlight as the “best” it would have been our viewing of Sight & Sound’s production of Moses. I have had friends who have trumpeted how great the Sight & Sound productions are … Continue reading
Still missed and mourned
In loving memory of my dear sister, Mary Elizabeth “Beth” (July 13, 1961 – June 10, 2008) She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden … Continue reading
Day 3 of 3: The Quietest Days of My Life.
We use the expression: “Breaking a fast” when we stop a fast and resume eating. Well this afternoon I broke the silence for the first time since Monday evening. My first words were spoken to my dearly missed wife who had been away working at camp when she walked through the door. Thankfully I didn’t sound … Continue reading
