Transitioning Leadership

Look all around you and you will see transition, which simply put amounts to change.  A lot of the change we are now in the middle of may seem uninvited, or even unwelcome.  If you didn't ask for something to change, and the rearranging impacts you, but is beyond your influence to stop or start, then chances are you don't consider it friendly, even though it could turn out to your greater good in the end.  Do I sound like a salesman?  I hope not.

The certainty of change, in our times, has been called the only constant.  There is some truth to that, I think. Continue reading “Transitioning Leadership”

Significance

Our church culture says you need to be licensed, ordained, or “full time” to have a real and/or significant contribution to the spiritual lives of others…..  this is lunacy(and yet we believe it!)  Don't say you don't believe this, if you live like it is true, you do believe it.  I am licensed and ordained (who cares), but this has nothing to do with having any consequential spiritual contribution.  Do I know Jesus?  Am I actively following Him thru obedience?  Is the life of God flowing thru me to others?  Now we are getting somewhere.

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what i learned thru tough mudder (so far)

I felt like the Lord told me there was going to be a lot to learn thru the process of me putting on this event  / sf reunion / tough mudder that we did last weekend.  If you are not familiar with Tough Mudder, you can visit their website here @ toughmudder.com .  (editor's note – this is straight from a little log i have been keeping and lacks formality… hope that doesn't offend my highly cultured friends who find yourself reading this…  some of this is cryptic, which i apologize for.  feedback welcome and encouraged)

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Ready or Not

The Story of the Virgins

God's kingdom is like ten young virgins who took oil lamps and went out to greet the bridegroom. Five were silly and five were smart. The silly virgins took lamps, but no extra oil. The smart virgins took jars of oil to feed their lamps. The bridegroom didn't show up when they expected him, and they all fell asleep. In the middle of the night someone yelled out, ‘He's here! The bridegroom's here! Go out and greet him!' Continue reading “Ready or Not”