So, Jesus, (age 33) how do you plan to spend your final week on the earth?   Well, what would you do if it were the final week or month of your life?* Spend it with your family and friends?* Fly to the far away country you've always wanted to visit?* Drive a race car?* Go toContinue reading "One week to live"

Pastor Ron Edmondson gets it on church drama...  Sigh...Here are the things Edmondson has learned about church drama.  All 10 are right on.  My responses in red follow each of Edmondson's comments ...Not all rumors are true. Most aren’t. Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart. Proverbs 18:8. NLTPeople like to expandContinue reading "Sigh! Church drama 101 and what to do about it."

I talk with lots of people, especially pastors, who feel like they just don't measure up.  They feel inadequate and like they have little to offer.  I often turn to Psalm 139, especially the first 6 verses.Psalm 139 New International Version (NIV)1 You have searched me, Lord,    and you know me.2 You know when I sit and whenContinue reading "You do know, I hope, that God loves you and created you just the way you are… Really!"

When talking with people, especially if you are in a position of leadership, here are 4 bedrock principles worth following ....1. Don't overstate things or exaggerateYou want to lose your credibility with people, exaggerate.  When you say things do you find yourself saying, "True story.  Cross my heart."   When you start saying phrases like that,Continue reading "Let your Yes be Yes. Period…"

Almost 10 years ago up at Fairview Medical Center in Minneapolis, my youngest brother David gave my younger brother Bob, whose kidneys were failing, one of his kidneys.  How's that for sharing!!The antigens in their blood types made them a terrific match and indeed, both brothers are doing very well.  Both working, exercising, feeling wellContinue reading "Now that, my friends, is a gift!"