“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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Latest Posts

  • How to Be Rigidly Flexible About Time

    Let me start by saying that I only have a few minutes to compose this entry. The fact that I have any time flexibility at all is because I was rather rigid about planning my day today. Having said that,… Continue reading

  • What Are You Selling?

    "What are you selling?" I know it is a bit crude, possibly rude, but I get a lot of phone calls where we have to go through the "beating around the bush" dance for a few minutes and I am… Continue reading

  • Pay Your Way?

    http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js One assumes that most bloggers are aware of the advantages and potential of Google AdSense, but just in case some have missed it, I will make this referral. If you are going to get serious about blogging, there are… Continue reading

  • Goodwill

    I propose a philosophical predisposition for ministry, business, and now politics which I will call GAB – Goodwill Attitude Bias. Simply put, we check our attitudes regularly to access the level of bias toward goodwill in our actions, reactions, responses,… Continue reading

  • Scandals and Sandals

    We've got another scandal in Washington – the kind we love, juicy, sexual, tawdry, and polarizing. And the Man in sandals walks among us unshaken, knowing what He has always known – that we are vulnerable and flawed and ever… Continue reading

  • Temporal Complexity

    We live in complicated times with complex problems, challenges, and questions. Each topic has its proponents who would move it to the top of the list of current concerns. "If we could solve this one," they imply, "all others would… Continue reading

  • What Does It Take to Get Good Contacts?

    Whatever you are building in terms of a business organization or a church or some other movement, you will need people to accomplish your goals. It is all about creating community (communities). It was said of singer/son-writer/ragamuffin Rich Mullins that… Continue reading

  • Tools, Drools, and Fools

    Funny Day – most of it at St Arbucks (Thanks for the nomenclature, Dave.) It started with my speech to Toastmaster's about inviting people to Toastmasters – got to do that within the hour. I met a very inspiring young… Continue reading

  • Parable of the Life-Saving Station

    In other words, the gospel addresses every dimension of life, beginning with and centering on the spiritual. Redemptive reconciliation starts at the core and radiates into every area where people live as individuals and in community. Continue reading

  • Brian Mclaren in God’s Politics

    Without letting on to any hidden information about his voting preferences or party affiliation, Brian McLaren gives three categories of concern for Christians in determining how they will vote. As a guest blogger on Jim Wallis’ "God’s Politics," McLaren addresses… Continue reading

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