Has anyone ever asked you what one verse in the Bible speaks to you the loudest? If you could say in one verse what your faith is built on, what verse would that be? I have heard people refer to it as their life verse. Mine is John 6:68 where Peter exclaimed, “Lord, to whom… Continue reading Where Else Would We Go?
Category: Life Principles
The Trinity
How do you explain or understand the Trinity; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit? On a Christian talk show, I heard a gentleman say, “The biggest problem Muslims have with Christianity is that they think we worship three Gods.” That made me think about normal Christian conversation or even some preaching I have heard about… Continue reading The Trinity
The Peace of God
2019 was a rough year for our family with our oldest son Rob fighting cancer and finally losing his battle. After that trying to minister to his kids, Shelby and Robby. 2020 is not shaping up any better. First, we started the year with the pandemic and in the last week Lin has battle kidney… Continue reading The Peace of God
The Faith of an Evolutionist
I am a very structured, logical man. I cannot agree with something that does not make sense to me. In the thesaurus “faith” is described as confidence, trust, reliance, assurance, conviction and belief. I struggle to know how an evolutionist can logically have that kind of faith in what they believe. Evolution itself is called… Continue reading The Faith of an Evolutionist
Man Born Blind
Jesus said, “This happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life”. John 9:3 Jesus’ healing of a man born blind in John 9 is another interesting character study. We know why Jesus did miracles like this, to prove He was God’s Son and glorify the Father, but have you thought… Continue reading Man Born Blind
Faith like a Child
Jesus said, “I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it”. (Matt 10:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17) I think these passages are glossed over most of the time. People were bringing their children to Jesus to have Him bless them. The Disciples tried to stop… Continue reading Faith like a Child
The Strategic Importance of Trust
I heard this phrase recently and it has echoed in my head ever since. As I pondered the statement, I realized that trust, or the lack of it, is the foundation that all relationships are built on, including business relationships. Who wants to do business with, work for or employee people you do not trust?… Continue reading The Strategic Importance of Trust
To Change Your Culture, You Must First Change Your Paradigms
“The culture of any organization is shaped by the behavior the leaders are willing to tolerate.” Gruenter and Whitaker As a leader of an organization, our organization’s culture is what we have allowed it to become; either proactively or inactively. What leaders seeking a culture change need to understand is they need a paradigm shift.… Continue reading To Change Your Culture, You Must First Change Your Paradigms
Effective Conversation
I read this phrase the other day while I was reading an author’s thoughts on normal one-on-one conversation. The question is do we actually listen to others while discussing a topic on which we have a strong opinion? Do we actually communicate with each other; sharing and understanding each other’s ideas and concepts? We have… Continue reading Effective Conversation
Barriers to Leadership
We all can recognize obvious barriers, like road closed signs, caution tape, etc. However, do we realize we can create barriers between ourselves and others by the way we dress, they way we talk and even the way we react to them? I have been around manufacturing management for over 40 years. I have found… Continue reading Barriers to Leadership
Lack of Available People Forces “Customer of Choice”
We are starting to see signs of something I have not witnessed in my working career. Do to the short-fall of people with employable talents, companies are starting to have problems keeping up their production schedules and therefore have to decide which customers get left behind. I have been promoting the concept of being and… Continue reading Lack of Available People Forces “Customer of Choice”
Work-Life Balance or a Balanced Life
We have all heard the phrase work-life balance used for years. It was a well-meaning phrase trying to help busy people ensure they spend sometime with their families, friends and other interests. The problem with that word picture is it creates an imaginary scale that you put your work on one side and your life… Continue reading Work-Life Balance or a Balanced Life
The 21st Century Leader
Definition- A person that is respected by others for their knowledge, understanding and foresight. Also, they care enough for others in their scope of responsibility to make the effort to mentor them and help them achieve the knowledge, understanding and foresight they need to become the best they can be in their areas of responsibility.… Continue reading The 21st Century Leader
Carefronting- A better approach to managing conflict
The world of management has transitioned from the harsh dictatorial environments of the past to a less offensive approach of today. However, for the most part, we have not equipped our managers with the ability to handle confrontation in a better way; carefronting. Carefronting is confrontation with compassion. We need to cast the vision and… Continue reading Carefronting- A better approach to managing conflict
Employee Discipline; Punishment or Education
Many top executives say they struggle getting their front-line managers to have the “tough” conversations with their people. What is it that makes managers find it hard to address issues with employees? I believe it is seeing the discipline process as punishment instead of seeing it as an educational process. The current management philosophy desires… Continue reading Employee Discipline; Punishment or Education
Communication Styles – Tellers, Teachers and Mentors
Communication is interesting. I have come to realize that there are multiple ways of passing information. Choosing the right style has a lot to do with the purpose. If the communicator chooses the wrong style the communication may fail. The first style I call “Tellers”. Think of a speaker addressing an audience. It is one-way… Continue reading Communication Styles – Tellers, Teachers and Mentors
Who Are You Between the Pages of His-Story?
Over the years of reading the Bible I have become more and more aware of something. The actual percentage of the lives of Biblical characters in scripture is very small. Even the major characters like Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, Paul and even Jesus have a very small part of their life on the pages of… Continue reading Who Are You Between the Pages of His-Story?
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