Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category

In June 2008 I was speaking at a kids camp. At the time, when I was the senior pastor of a church in Washington State, I drove to Oregon to speak at Camp Crestview. In true fashion, I always bring a couple of containers full of costumes and props for the week. At camper registration [...]

Ah, to be Solomon. In 1 Kings 3 Solomon, in a dream, asks the Lord for wisdom. His prayer is one that I have asked on a number of occasions and in various ways: Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who [...]

Today I read that Starbucks has started a new line of coffee shops. They are called 15th Ave Coffee & Tea. This is what their website says about themselves: “Our coffee beans are roasted daily and delivered to your cup through the brewing method of your choice. Choose between pour over, French Press, La Marzocco [...]

We recently bought a 60 year old house. Denise and I (along with our kids) love it but it’s got a never-ending list of things to be cleaned, fixed, replaced and restored. With this 60 year old house comes what seems to be 60 years of layers and layers of dirt and residue. I found [...]

I’m currently reading the Book of Exodus. In it we discover such great detail regarding the construction, decor and maintenance of the temple of the Lord. If you’ve ever read through Exodus then you too have discovered the incredible minutia. Everything detail has of corresponding detail. Everything has a purpose and a place. The lampstand [...]

This is the fifth chapter of a booklet I’m working on called “Intentional Impressions for Future Generations”. I will release it chapter by chapter. Give me your thoughts and input. I will be revising it until it’s print release in June 2010. You can read it and other articles & papers I’ve written here.

Orchard Heights Road kinda bugs me. I know I’ve been living in Salem for about 6 months now but I still can’t seem to figure out which way is which on that particular road. I’m constantly having to pull out onto Orchard Heights from the smaller side streets and every time I do I sit [...]

I just finished reading a book called Why We Make Mistakes by Joseph T. Hallinan. With a great deal of research and case studies he concludes that the average person make mistakes because: • We look but don’t always see • We connect the dots • We wear rose-colored glasses • We can walk and chew gum-but not [...]

I’m sitting in my truck waiting for the DMV to open so I can take my cycle endorsement test. I got here way too early and now I’m bored. But in my boredom I noticed something hanging from my turn-signal…a yellow pine tree vanilla air freshner. I wonder how long it’s been there? And I [...]