Sometimes it’s easier to relate to a “Mother Terri” next door while the more stories about the saintly other Teresa becomes overwhelming as we hear more about her way of life.
A good friend of mine travels nearly continually as he manages a well-known rock band. On a recent international flight he was reading a book [...]

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Who’s Fooling Whom?

My friend Tracy couldn’t believe his eyes. There before him was a twelve foot tall mountain of undigested… vitamins!  The idea of “One a Day” took on a whole new meaning at that moment (sorry, couldn’t resist the beg for a pun). This was just seven day’s worth of vitamins the good people [...]

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There are a lot of smart and hard-working people out there.  Some are both.
Have you noticed that power and influence most often seem to only be in the hands of a few who use this influence for personal gain or the destruction of others? There is a smaller percentage of influencers who genuinely seek the [...]

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When We Fake It We Look Goofy - Even Freakish

My grandma from Paris, Texas was full of colorful expressions.  She didn’t so much speak English - she communicated in one metaphor after another.  One of my favorites was:

“He was a lot like a cat standing on its hind legs - not natural in the [...]

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As we launch into the new year new ideas are naturally on the horizon. 
It is also time to consider putting to bed some old ideas - er uh, make that, terms that are less than helpful to us. 
I move that we take a break from using the term ‘Innovation’ for a while. 
When we [...]

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Just what is required of a pastor-teacher-leader of a local church to produce lasting fruit – that Jesus said is his desire to see in our lives and ministries?
All of us have our eyes opened like little puppies after a couple of weeks on the job in our first pastoral position when we realize [...]

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Be on the lookout for the next wave of leaders God is sending your way. 
If you are going to function in a powerful way in terms of raising up leaders consistently, not just a “one-zie” or a “two-zie” here and there, but essentially starting a functional “Leadership Factory," there will be a need to [...]

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Once you are strongly convinced that God is indeed sending you strongly gifted leaders who are veterans and who walk in integrity, as those people show up, sometimes in numbers, you may not have the time to devote yourself to each of them as a developer. 
If you are the lead pastor as I am [...]

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