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Read more "Welcome to My Website."Principle of the Moral Universe God has written universal laws written into the creation and into each of us. These are communicated to is by Jesus, the God made man. When we live in harmony with these laws and principles, we experience long term peace and live abundant lives (John 10:10). When we break these […]
Read more "My Theological Principles"The Bible contains wise principles for the use of money. God has woven these principles into the fabric of life and existence. When we follow these principles and tend to the spiritual dimension of our financial lives, we live blessed and abundant lives. 1. It is important to have a healthy perspective about money. Accumulating […]
Read more "Principles of a God Blessed Financial Plan"David Allen, in the workshop Getting Things Done Fast says . . . “Somebody estimated 50,000 images a day you talk to yourself . . . The typical adult does 77% negative self talk. Which makes a lot sense because if you grew up in a healthy American home, guess how much of your feedback […]
Read more "What Are You Telling Yourself?"The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been swinging wildly the last few days, and it’s moving lower each day. Where will the market close tomorrow? I’m not sure. I do know that the movement of the stock market and the issues in Washington over the long term fiscal health of the United States of America […]
Read more "What I’m Doing as the Stock Market Melts Down"On January 3, 2011, I weighed 213 pounds. That’s overweight. My Body Mass Index (BMI) was 28.93. As a reference, an obese level BMI is 30. This morning, (October 21) I weighed in at 163 pounds. My BMI is 22.15. That’s in the normal range. Hooray! People are asking me, “How have you lost so […]
Read more "How I Lost 50 Pounds in Nine Months"“But I’ve always found that any time I meet with a potential donor is that the best policy is to never ask. You just say here’s what we do, here’s how we do it, and leave it up to them to support you as to how much they want to support you.” — Paul Watson […]
Read more "How a Controversial Captain Solicits Donors"“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery quoted in the Los Angeles Times
Read more "If You Want to Build a Ship . . ."Does Having Children Make Parents More Active Churchgoers? “Children do, in fact, act as a catalyst for millions of parents (to reengage with the church). Yet, this is not the most common or normative experience for parents in the nation. While parenthood can reset people’s priorities in life, having children is not an automatic faith-starter […]
Read more "Some Church Trends & Megatrends I’m Gathering"Session #1 1. Introduction, prayer, and assign “recorder” of the session. 2. Clear the decks of all emergency tasks. These are things that will blow up in our face if they are not done this week / month. (5 minutes max) 3. Create a clear the air mind map: + What are you concerned about […]
Read more "New Strategic Planning Process I’m Developing For Living Grace Lutheran Church"
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