Miranda and I went to see the Rockets tonight with her bro and sister-in-law. Jared won them on a radio show by being able to tell them where four of the Atlanta Hawks went to college. Can you say nose bleed?? You can’t beat free …
Read MoreDaddy’s Hand
A few years ago, one of the youth I worked with (Tori Gracey) gave me a series of drawings/paintings that she had done of a baby in the hand of God. I took the same idea and recreated it in photoshop with Kasen in my …
Read MoreFear ‘and’ Faith
Fear. It’s an interesting thing when it comes to leadership. My last post made a few people think I was afraid to step out in faith – afraid to do what God has called me to do. It’s true! I’m afraid. I’m afraid of failing. …
Read MoreA Vision in the Night
OK – I’m not even sure where to begin this one. If you’ve been reading this blog much, you already know that I’ve been feeling called to being a part of a church plant one day. I was talking to my father-in-law, Mike Mathews Saturday, …
Read MoreImaginuity
About 17 years ago, I went to the National Youth Workers Convention for the first time. It was in San Francisco that year. Anyway, while I was there, I went to a workshop on creativity by a guy named Craig McNair Wilson. It was the …
Read MorePatch Adams Leadership
Patch Adams is a great example of leadership. He is determined to chase the dream/vision of helping people. When he fixed a cup and was called “Patch,” he realized he could help people. This identity gave him the confidence to chase after this vision and …
Read More“Under the Influence”
This was just a random thought I had today. Leadership has been described as “influence” in some of my classes, so now when I hear the phrase “under the influence” I don’t think of an alcoholic – my mind takes me to another place – …
Read MoreAre you Smart enough to Feed the World?
Check out this website – you can answer some vocabulary questions and feed the hungry. For every question you get right, they donate rice to feed the hungry. If you’ve got a little time, you can feed quite a few people in just a few …
Read MoreChurch Leadership
Since I’ve been studying leadership, I’ve been paying a little more attention to how things are done at my own church. Our church is no different from any other Methodist church in that their main leadership roles are positions which are held for no more …
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