Now that I have some free time on my hands, I’ve been catching up on reading all my favorite blogs. You must check out this recent post over at Kinnon’s blog, in which he manages to skillfully blend all my favorite themes of Complimentarian vs. Egalitarian, leading vs. serving, and “why can’t we all just… Continue reading more on roles
So one week ago today, I received some startling news. It seems that the church where I work has, like so many others, finally succumbed to the economic downturn, necessitating budget cuts. These cuts included layoffs, and one of the eliminated positions was mine. Along with budget management, I suspect some “reprioritization” as well. Which… Continue reading Change-itions
In the light of this week’s shooting at the Holocaust Museum, Jim makes a perceptive observation. The article says this about the 88-year-old white supremacist: “When his ex-wife met him in the mid-1960s, he was a wine swiller consumed by hatred.” Please note, that when she met him, he was already in possession of these… Continue reading Why Women Won’t Take Over the World
Leave it to a law enforcement officer of the U.K. to provide a frank and entertaining perspective on what he calls “this ‘leadership’ thing.” Apparently someone with experience in the grit and grime of real crises of crime has developed the skill of calling ’em like he see’s ’em. I liked him immediately. He tells… Continue reading Sergeant Custerd Looks at Leadership
No big surprise here, we try to look attractive because we’re afraid of being rejected. In case for some reason you didn’t know that, they conducted a scientific study to prove it. Frankly, I’m pretty sure anyone who’s older than the 5th grade has figured out the whole correlation thing between attractiveness and rejection, but… Continue reading why we try to look attractive
I love it when you get an entirely new perspective on an old, familiar story from the Bible. This morning I heard the most interesting devotional in our all-staff meeting which did exactly that. And frankly, I think God may have intended it just for me. One of our younger pastors started with the story… Continue reading Shift Your Focus
This weekend at South Hills was the last message in a series called “30 Days to Live.” The series looked at all the ways we might change our lives if we knew we only had a limited amount of time to live, including the way we might become more reckless in sharing our faith with… Continue reading Live to be Remembered
Some time ago my friend Bonnie sent me the following link, asking my thoughts about it. The link is John Piper speaking on the The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood. To be honest, it feels a little like what happens when you start with a foregone conclusion, so that there’s an assumption everything you say… Continue reading True Womanhood
“What got you here won’t get you where you want to go.” “You’ll never find enough time, you have to make it.” “Be successful by helping others find success.” The concepts above represent some current leadership thinking. (They’re not literal quotations, I just made them up, though I acknowledge reading a couple of John Maxwell… Continue reading leadership fallacies for Christians
Church Relevance posted an interesting article last week called “A Toolbox With All Hammers.” “In the big picture, a toolbox with all hammers isn’t very effective. You can hit nails, pry, and not much more. A good toolbox has hammers, wrenches, files, and screwdrivers. It has a drill, some pliers, and plenty of other tools.… Continue reading hammer training
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