“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • This Is Not Brain Surgery … but It Makes Sense

    If you are looking for a simple business, with an untapped pool of potential associates and members, Pre Paid Legal is worth examining. This is a business that is simple to duplicate, adaptable to your own schedule and style, and … Continue reading

  • Excerpts from Elsewhere in Tom’s Cyber Realm

                           How Big Is Your God?                                        The questions we must ask ourselves in evaluating our… Continue reading

  • Working Pastors

    I have just launched a new blogging initiative to support and encourage bi-vocational pastors, church planters, and others who are called to Christian vocation. It is called Working Pastors and is a companion to this site. I have similar blog… Continue reading

  • Time and Transformation

    Transformation Is God’s Business 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. God is in the… Continue reading

  • Lyn Perry and Thought Renewal

    Lyn Perry is getting the job done at Thought Renewal. His balance of good sense and biblical grounding is refreshing and challenging. Any serious entrepreneur with a deep commitment to Jesus Christ and Christian principles would do well to subscribe… Continue reading

  • Keep Your Widgets Polished

    In our ongoing discussions of widgets, digits, and fidgets, there is another principle that I would like to set forth: Train your mind and attitude to be oblivious to the size and relative importance of your market when the hour… Continue reading

  • Interesting Spread on Einstein’s Ethics and Faith

    From "Speaking of Faith" on American Public Media.   Web YOUR DOMAIN NAME Continue reading

  • Digest of Interesting Stuff

    The Seven Demands of LeadershipBy Dr. John C. Maxwell Read Full Text An earnest young man once approached me during a Q & A session, and asked, “What is the ONE THING I need to know to be a great… Continue reading

  • H.B. London Has Been in My Mail

    The big question that pastors around Fresno were asking yesterday was, "Who gave H.B. London access to our mail?" The man was on target with hs observations of our common experiences and in his wise counsel. As soon as my… Continue reading

  • Spelling SALES

    I haven’t done took much "spelling." So, I think I’ll try my hand at the word, "SALES" this evening: S = Sincerity. You cannot disguise some other motivation as sincerity and fool people. You must believe in what you are… Continue reading