If you had the power to be invisible, how would you use it? What would you do? Give yourself a moment to come up with an answer before you continue reading…. Got it? Determine a real answer for what you would do. ….OK? Alright. Character …
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Unconditional Love
Check out this quote: David Powlison says, “I’d like to propose that God’s love is much different and better than unconditional. Unconditional love, as most of us understand it, begins and ends with sympathy and empathy, with blanket acceptance. It accepts you as you are …
Read MorePenn and Teller on Evangelism
A friend of mine from high school posted this video on facebook and I thought it was worth sharing. Penn, an avowed atheist, has quite a bit to say to us on evangelism. Ultimately, it’s more about who we are than what we say. Of …
Read MorePatch Adams Leadership Qualities
Introduction The movie, Patch Adams, (Universal Studios, 1998) is based on the life a Dr. Patch Adams. A man who believes that “the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy.” (from his biography on internationalspeakers.com.) Famous comedian, Robin Williams, …
Read MoreRelationships and Vision
I started back to class last night and had a great experience once again. This class is going to focus on Relationships and Vision in Leadership – the horizontal parts of the leadership compass. I’m excited about it ’cause these are the areas I’ve stressed …
Read MoreA New Leadership Course
Sunday, I started a new leadership course. I’m not sure how I’ll be graded or even what is required, but I do know that this class will continue for the rest of my life. It’s not one that I can spend a few hours on …
Read MoreLife Stories
We spent the whole time in class last night sharing our life stories with each other. Each person at the table was required to spend 20-30 minutes telling the rest of the group the ups and downs of their life. The whole idea revolves around …
Read MoreIntro to Leadership
I went to my first “leadership” class last night. Mike Ayers is the teacher and I’ll have him for the rest of the year. My first impressions of him are really good. There were lots of things he talked about last night that were powerful, …
Read MoreImpeccability
Some of you may be saying, “What?” That’s OK – let me explain. This term refers to the times that Jesus was “tempted” by Satan. (Matthew 4) The question arises to whether or not it was possible for Jesus to sin. If you believe it …
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