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Photo Friday: Service and Sacrifice
Originally posted on Leading by Serving: This picture was taken on the rear patio of the old Officer’s Club at Deer Point (Now called the Bayview Restaurant) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As I looked over the bay at the sunset and snapped this photo, I realized that thousands of servicemen and women have…
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Photo Friday: Color
Have you ever noticed when your driving really fast down the road how everything seems to turn to gray? The colors seem to wash together and the view changes to black and white film. And the faster we go- the more we see the gray. I’m a noticer. I see things most folks miss. You’ve…
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Six Ways The Church is Missing the Boat
I hate when I miss an opportunity to do something great. Something that will result in real change. Many times these opportunities will just present themselves and then be gone in an instant. I feel like the Christian church is at a time when She can be a real force for good. The Church has…
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Photo Friday: Overwelmed
Here is a picture of a gentleman who is convinced that one trip is much better than four! Do you feel a little like this guy? Carrying the weight of the world on your back? Trying to be supermom, superdad, superfriend, superemployee… The fact is: This never really works! There are consequences. You will suffer…
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Photo Friday: Invisible
This is a picture of Gerardo and Margarite, a couple that we met while ministering in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica. Gerardo’s father abandoned him on the streets when he was nine tears old and he has lived on the streets of San Jose his entire life. This picture was taken at their “home” in…
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Teach, Love, and Peace Will Follow!
This is a guest post from my friend Cristie Powers. She has been serving the homeless, needy, and many others in her neighborhood and her circle of friends for as long as I have known her. Cristie gets it. She knows how important it is to serve others. She is selfless. She is a beautiful…
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Make Them Great!
I was having dinner with a site supervisor a while back and he shared his frustration with motivating one of his team members on site. He was convinced that this person was just lazy and could not visualize what was needed on the construction site. He voiced his frustration with this persons inability to think…
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Trust is the Glue
The power base of any cohesive and unified team is trust. If you believe in your people and you have confidence in their abilities and decision making, it has a way of multiplying the impact of the team. You are, in effect, advancing your leadership to all of your team members. Leaders often have a…
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The Real Reason We Haven’t Cured Cancer
I am sure that you have been touched by the tragic effects of cancer. My mother passed away at the age of 49 from lung cancer. This was certainly one of the low times of my life. I couldn’t understand how it could happen. She wasn’t able to see her grandchildren grow up or be…
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My Thankgiving List
Oh Thanksgiving! A time to be thankful for all of the blessings of life. Family, friends, stuff. Thanksgiving has always been a favorite of mine. We have so much to be thankful for, but here is different kind of list of personal things that have made me happy this year! Coffee: Had to start with…
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