Your greatest effectiveness may be awaiting the moment when you are least concerned with being great or effective. For some people, who have sacrificed fame, fortune, and the comforts of living in service, there is one last hope… Continue reading

It was January, 2010. I was sitting down to the tiniest plate of the softest, soupiest food I had ever assembled at a potluck. I cannot imagine how many times I have heard and said, while staring at an insurmountably… Continue reading

I had a pretty good lesson in humility and pride a few years ago. It was a moment of internal embarrassment and readjustment in my thinking. It was one of those outdoor shopping centers with a Best Buy and an… Continue reading

  There is something very right and something somewhat wrong about this scenario: When a crisis occurs in the world, there is an urge to pack up and go, or to at least to write a very big check. Many share… Continue reading

We start each day with hope. At least I do and most positive people I know do the same. There is an occasional "dreaded" day, but it is the exception and is usually combated by positive self-talk and prayer. The… Continue reading

  David would not and could not wear Saul's armor to battle Goliath. He was not Saul. He was not Saul's size. He needed his own garb and his own weapons. When we realize that we are unique, fearfully and… Continue reading

  Is there a relationship between the size of a milkshake and long term business success? The question made me think about fair shakes and residual growth. On a night, sometime in the past, at an unnamed restaurant named for… Continue reading

For every river flowing free There is a desert with a tree. Unknown waters make it green, Mighty rivers, never seen. Deep within the dry, parched earth, Roots run deep beneath the dearth. Though the sky suspends its rain, Sun… Continue reading

    Do you ever hate truth? Here is a truth I hate to admit: We seem to have a large segment of the population who either hate it, prefer to tame it, or are rather immune to it. Two… Continue reading

  Jesus inserts a probe into the deep places of our hearts whenever he asks searching questions. Even the most practical interrogatives cause a pause that is sharp enough to penetrate our motives, thoughts, and fears. He asks the questions… Continue reading