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Reflections

  • Risk

    The word "risk" is used three times in the NIV translation of the New Testament. Each time, it is used in a positive light and each time it was a matter of life and death. The same holds generally true… Continue reading

  • Bullet Biting Behaviors

    You know the way it goes. Some jobs take 3-6 months and two hours,  and sometimes only five minutes over the initial gearing up period. However, they require some significant teeth marks in some hard metal bullets. The tasks are… Continue reading

  • A Word to Tent-Makers and Rank and File Servants of Christ

    Henry Blackaby on Faith in the Workplace Applies to Minister of All Sorts Continue reading

  • From Fire to Abundance

    In Psalm 66:12, The paslmist declares that God let men ride over their heads, that they, his people, went trhough fire and water, and then, "you brought us to a place of abundance." The simple question today is not about… Continue reading

  • Taming the The Rhinoceros

    "If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever."— G.K. Chesterton to Alexander… Continue reading

  • FAST Thinking

    Do you need to think/write quickly. Use the FAST method: F – Face it. The job isn’t going away. It isn’t getting easier. You will never get a perfect inspiration. Face the task and start. A – Act on it.… Continue reading

  • Going RADical

    M. Scott Peck reminded us that the term "radical was from the root word for root (root for root), "radix." Since things tend to scroll off, I am reposting this artical for my own good from Transformational Communities.     … Continue reading

  • Seven “E” for a Christ-Centered Community

    Building a Christ Centered Community for Transformation I may have published these Seven “E”s of Building a Christ-Centered Community before. They were initially posted on my Transformational Communities blog. 1. Christ-centered Entrepreneurship that celebrates the dignity of the person and… Continue reading

  • Take Some Steps of FAITH

    For those who are looking for a pattern, program, or tip for a five day, five week, or five step process (You choose) to increase your capacity for faith in some dimension of your life, let me suggestion the following.… Continue reading

  • Zipper Down on the Highway to WELATH

    It is funny how little things keep us from focusing on the pursuit of the BIG things. Continue reading