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  • Reading Time/Feeding Time

    Leaders are readers – and listeners. That means that they also spend a lot of money on books and audio and are always looking for ways to save. Tell me I can’t read and watch me shrivel up and die. And I need fresh material. Many of the great stories and  essays have already been…

  • Vacations without Vacating

    Maybe the problem with the first week of my vacation is that I didn’t vacate much. Frankly, I intedned it as a time for reading, study, writing, and blogging as well as a little business. I’ve done some of that, some sorting,  some visiting, some meeting, some teaching. lots of phone calls, and some problem…

  • WHY NOT?

    A question was raised about innovation and innovators at Toastmaster's  morning. It put my brain in gear theologically and entrepreneurially. I moved from the "creatio ex nihlo" to James Weldon Johnson's" Creation." It triggered the concept of co-creativity among those made in the "imagio Dei." So, naturally, an acronym piped into my warped brain: WHY…

  • What I Am Reading

    I am reviewing some books by John Maxwell and a few other authors.  I am also reading a book on maximum engagement which seems appropriate for a slow down. That review will be coming. This is "get your head above water time" and it is quite productive. For a vacation, I”ve spent nearly the entire…

  • By the Way

    By the way – my goal is to finish 1-2 books every day this week and next week. I finished The Barbarian Way by Erwin McMannus yesterday. I’ll report on today tomorrow.

  • The Power of Reflection

    I am taking a few days off for reflection which includes rest, study, reading, writing, and a bit of fellowship. What I am trying to avoid are deadlines and meetings – especially those of the administrative flavor. I spoke to a group Saturday night from II Timothy 2 on being strong in grace which seemed…

  • Who Is a Light to the Nations?

    A friend on the Religion Forum posed this question from a Jewish perspective: >>It is interesting that the Jews are supposed to be a light unto the nations, in deed, not in changing anyone and then Christianity comes along and changes what G-d has told specifically to the Jews.  As a Christian, do you see…

  • Sales Presentation

    I am working on a sales talk and here is a rough outline of a sub-point: In order to become effective in sales, we need digits, widgets, and fidgets. We need digits because it is a numbers game. We need widgets because the quality of, need for, and appeal of the product counts. We need…

  • My Son’s Poetry Site

    I am proud to introduce my son, Richard and his poetry site, "Into My Mind." Richard has always been able to challenge and move me with his poetic imagination and depth of expression. I am so glad he is writing a posting again. One quote  from XXVII:  "You cannot kill what is not filled with…

  • Rhythms and Tides

    It is always hard to get back after being away.  Part of it is the loss of momentum. Part of it is inertia (Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight ahead, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by forces impressed. [Cohen & Whitman…