Posted in Christian Authenticity, Performance Improvement, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, tagged LinkedIn on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rest in the Lord,
and wait patiently for Him.
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way . . .
Ps 37.7 KJV
Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper. . .
Ps 37.7 NLT
Two translations, the same directive:
Hang tight. Don’t fret.
Calm down. Don’t [...]
Posted in Performance Improvement, Productivity, Walk with God, discipleship, pastoral ministry, tagged time management on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who of us hasn’t looked up at the clock and realized
“Oh, my! I’ve been online THAT long?!”.
There’s such a wealth of great information on the web. Last night’s news told the story of a mom who just wouldn’t quit looking for a solution to her son’s medical condition, though the doctors were out of options. [...]
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Discussions, Performance Improvement, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Walk with God, pastoral ministry, tagged LinkedIn on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I heard a Bible College instructor say one morning a few years ago that it’s frustrating sometimes — the best of intentions and selfish ambition can exist in the human heart at one and the same time. He gave an example:
“I can prepare and teach y’all this morning (he’s from Alabama, so he says “y’all” [...]
Posted in Discussions, Family, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Story-Telling, mentoring, pastoral ministry, tagged LinkedIn on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you work with, live with, travel with, play with, or attempt to lead PEOPLE you already know the challenge of getting behavior you want from the people you work, live, travel, play with – or try to lead.
Someone once asked Leonard Bernstein how he got what he did from the orchestras he conducted.
“I get [...]
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, discipleship, mentoring, tagged Apprenticeship on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“He’s just like you!
What a champion!”
Wouldn’t it be great if that was always a high compliment?
Or maybe
“I am forever indebted to her.
She believed in me before I even knew I had potential.”
Jared’s written a great think-piece on With one Voice – and you need to take a minute and go look.
Who’s coming up behind you? [...]
Posted in Performance Improvement, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, tagged LinkedIn on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’d like to see what life would be like without friction, wouldn’t you? For people to get along, give each other room, accomodate each other, just be nice — for a few days anyway. Wouldn’t that feel great?
I recently observed a small company trying to make some headway in their quest for excellence. They’re doing [...]
Posted in Discussions, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Selah - Think About It on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s good to have money and the things money can buy. It’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things money can’t buy.
[George Horace Lorimer]
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Performance Improvement, Selah - Think About It, tagged Community, Dave Ramsey, depression, economic stimulus, Future, LinkedIn, recession, Reflections, Resolve, Thoughts, Townhall for Hope on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We attended the Townhall for HOPE simulcast last night. Years ago I’d have been inclined to say “You go ahead; it’s been a long week.” and caught up on highlights after the fact. No more. I’m done with passivity. We were going to be there last night, long week or not.
Brenda and I attended Financial [...]
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Performance Improvement, Productivity, tagged hybrid, LinkedIn, Performance Improvement, Productivity, schedule, time, time management, to-do list on April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I remember the difference Charles Hobbs’ “Your Time and Your Life” made in my life. My ministry was growing, but with it came that un-welcomed sense of “there’s too much to do and not enough time to get it done”. My lists were endless and I was tired of always re-copying them. Some people like [...]
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