Almost everything I have read about the numbers of people who enjoy their employment and look forward to going to work on Monday (as opposed to looking forward to leaving on Fridays) is not very encouraging.It would appear from the all the studies done, all the...

Almost everything I have read about the numbers of people who enjoy their employment and look forward to going to work on Monday (as opposed to looking forward to leaving on Fridays) is not very encouraging.It would appear from the all the studies done, all the...

I usually don’t have revelations or dreams before getting ready to create a blog post, but I did this time.Early this morning (somewhere between 2a and 4a) three words (omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent) popped into my mind. I leapt from bed, went into my...

W. Somerset Maugham made the statement that the story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.  I tend to agree.  In general, I believe that people think too little of themselves rather than too highly. We can cower in fear...

Years ago I heard Bill Hybels say that most of the people he knows are overwhelmed and over-committed.  I thought to myself...small world because he is in Chicago and I am in Seattle and he knows some of the same people I know. Most of the people I know are...

For some time now I have been thinking and praying about what is found in 1 Timothy 4:16. "Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers." ESV "Watch your life and doctrine closely"...

Hi, my name is Dave and I am a “Mediaholic” Just recently I heard about a person who had  700 Facebook friends but knew none of the neighbors. It seems that an increasing number of leaders are spending insane amounts of time on any number of social media venues...

Just finished a wonderful book that will inspire, motivate and set you free to follow your God-given dream.  Slip over to Book Notes and read my clips from Seth Godin's book, "Linchpin." Here is something to whet your appetite... You are not one of the myriad of...

It was one of those questions that grabbed me hard.  Acts 4:7, “By what power and/or by what name did you do this?” This was a question asked of Peter and John by religious leaders after the healing of a beggar. It reminds me of a similar question that Jesus...

Recently I finished a very insightful book about the leadership of Abraham Lincoln.  I have a guest blogger today who also gleaned a great deal from the book, especially from the leadership flaws of George B. McClellan, one of Lincoln’s early Generals. Here are...

In June 2000, Tommy Franks was promoted to four-star General and assigned as Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command. It’s in this position that the world knows Tommy Franks best – the culmination of an almost four-decade military career that saw him lead...

I just posted a "Book Note" on How the Mighty Fall, Jim Collins' new book. You will recall him as the author of, "Good to Great" and "Built to Last." These two books deal with how companies and organizations went from one level of success to the...

My oldest grand daughter, Mimi, (age 5) lives life outloud and with an exuberance,  determination and energy supply that make the energizer bunny look like he's standing still. My wife Susan and I have various words to describe her, but my favioite one is the...

"The greatest sin of the church today is not any sin of commission or sin of omission but the sin of no mission." So says Dave Browning of Christ the King Community Church in Bellingham, Washington in his book, "Deliberate Simplicity." This really got me thinking. You...

It is mind-opening to me how much time I can spend to make things comfortable and convenient for myself.  Jesus, on the other hand, is developing my character and is far more interested in my character than my comfort and convenience. With this in mind it is easy...

There is no fight like a church fight. Fighting among church members and often among church leaders is never healthy but unfortunately all too common. I am not talking about appropriate conflict which is a good and necessary thing, but rather nasty fighting that is...

Here is a quote from "CH Spurgeon on Spiritual Leadership." by Steve Miller; a great look into the heart behind the incredible and far-reaching ministry of the prince of preachers. An additional benefit observed by Spurgeon is that holiness, because it is so supremely...

In my book I have a chapter on being a life-long learner.  By God's grace I will be one until I take my last breath.  I recently read and have notes on three books that you will find under Book-Notes. The Leadership PipelineTribesLeading with Questions Check...

Just like you, I, at times, get tired of: Five ways to this; seven steps to that; the three most important things you need to know. Having said that, allow me to suggest three things I have been thinking about that I personally am in desperate need of  if I am to...

Yesterday In reading a blog,  I read "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him about your plans." I asked a co-worker what came to mind when I shared it with him.  His response was along the lines of making our own plans and being independent of the...