Living Above The Norm

In a comment to my post on My Experience or The Bible, Peter wrote something that caught my eye – “But is it really possible to interpret Scripture without any sort of tradition.”
Every day I make decisions about how to live my life based on my beliefs. These decisions (often unknowingly, and simply by [...]

Ever heard the phrase, “Picking the lesser of two evils?” This is a little different. I’m sure if I were to ask you to list your various roles and relationships in order of importance or priority each of you could give me some very good answers with little thought. It would likely start [...]

I recently came across a pretty cool site, Someone Once Told Me So.  Every day, give or take, they post a picture of someone holding a quote.  The premise is this, “Someone once told me… [then they fill in the blank]“.  I’ve subscribed to the RSS feed so I don’t have to keep going back [...]

Can you say Blog Buffet? It can be a daunting task to comb through the internet looking for good, inspiring information to digest on a regular basis. If you’re like me, you’ve succumbed to the Google way of doing things. I use Google for nearly 90% of my internet searches. When I [...]

Willow Creek’s founding and senior pastor Bill Hybels once said, “The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.” I couldn’t agree more. I believe that idea could be restated this way: the world depends on the participation of the local church [...]

It never fails. Seems like just about every time I jump on the internet someone, somewhere is asking me to setup an account, enter an email address, and the dreaded…create a password. It’s not like I don’t already have enough things to remember. My socks match, I have gasoline in the car, [...]

In a country full of self-made men and home grown businesses, how is it that some people are at the top of their game – giants in their areas, while others are not? There has to be something unfair about the American dream. Do some people just have what it takes while the rest of us have to live with what we have? Here’s how I develop mentors and relationships to help me develop myself as a leader.

I’m not quite sure how to categorize this one; but I had to share.  If for nothing else, you’ll have a better understanding of what kind of things I find utterly unbelievable.
I’m continually amazed at the depths of God’s creation.  Just think, He made us in His image – and this is just one aspect [...]

Maybe I’m just wired this way.
I can remember bringing my broken toys to my dad (he can fix anything).  On one occasion I must have been particularly distraught.  I remember him telling me this, “Son, if a man made it, a man can fix it.”  I remember being challenged by that.  I carried it into [...]

I often have the opportunity to sit down with families and help them get a handle on their finances.  Let’s face it – now a days, people just aren’t teaching their children basic things like how to keep a checkbook register, how to reconcile a bank statement or even why to keep receipts.  I was [...]