Tag: love
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What Easter Means To Me.
So what is Easter? The start of spring? Easter eggs and the Easter bunny. Baskets filled with candy? What a strange group of things bloomed out of a holiday of faith. I guess Christmas is not much better. Santa Clause and Christmas trees? All of these have a history and although they are probably harmless,…
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Compromise Is The Way To Get Things Done!
Can you REALLY get all that you want? Is that reasonable? I have always been amazed at leaders that have been able to be effective by getting the big things and accepting that not getting the small things is OK. A great leader is able to distinguish what really counts. Unfortunately, the world has embraced…
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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: The Little Things
I’m traveling again on business. At the TSA check today, I pulled out my toiletries out of my bag and spotted a little note card that my wife put in my bag about five years ago. I was leaving for a men’s retreat and she snuck the note in my bag along with some other…
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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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Searching for Home
Kathy and I had the privilege to serve in a refugee camp on the Panamanian border. The camp has several hundred Africans and some Pakistanis who are stuck in the camp due to issues with the Nicaraguan government letting them pass through their country. We spent time hearing the stories of their journey through the…
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Photo Friday: Walking in the Clouds
This is a picture I took about 8 years ago in Costa Rica while on a mission trip. I shot this picture while walking on a mountain above the central valley above San Jose on a magical and verdant ridge that connected two mountain tops. Have you ever walked in the clouds? Most folks will…
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Photo Friday: Service and Sacrifice
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 stood at this same exact spot…
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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…
Leading by Serving 