What follows are recent excerpts of some of my blogs: From Transformational Communities Transformational Values from The Fellowship of Jo… A Mission Statement on Transformation Real Transformation From and To The Old Shopping Center From the Clogger Blogger: Linking and… Continue reading

I borrowed this from myself – posting originally to "The Shoestring Conspiracy." Shoestrings Are Cheap     I wrote a while back about broken shoestrings. Now, I must confess something. I seldom replace them. I tie frayed ends together and… Continue reading

mikWe couldn’t understand why the roof of our church building kept leaking and would not hold a repair. Finally, we called in the big guns and they confirmed what we had suspected for a while, majoy truss failure. The whole… Continue reading

                     The Shoestring Conspiracy—Urgency Urgency is a poor substitute for priority. When we establish an understanding of what is truly important based upon God’s abiding principles and mission, we need to stick… Continue reading

The Shoestring Conspiracy—Passion Let’s face it. Ministry on a shoestring requires an elevated level of commitment. When you are short on resources, you must draw on something else, something deep and limitless. Passion if the at the root of our… Continue reading