At some point during the past 6-9 months I feel like I’ve overdosed on information. Do you ever feel that way? It’s like you go to conferences, read books, listen to speakers, read blogs, skim your twitter feed, engage in conversation, and it all just becomes some jumbled mess. It’s almost as if we’re waiting [...]

When it comes to leading people, we only lead them two places: 1. Where we have been. 2. Where we haven’t been. Leading where we have been seems pretty simple, right? I’ve been to Atlanta many times and my leading would reflect that past experience. I may give you a story peppered with some pitfalls [...]

Though it would be a shame for the multitudes to be deprived of my musings, I don’t write for the multitudes. Even though I do have Google ads in my RSS feed, I don’t write for money. And I think it’s great that many people have made a name for themselves through their blog, but [...]

The temptation exists throughout each year, but in the first few weeks of a New Year it becomes especially difficult to deal with what I call “Idea Addiction”. Whether you call it goal setting, making resolutions, or turning over a new leaf…we all usually begin each year with some sense of “looking forward” and with [...]

What’s with all the talk of “the decade” ending in a few weeks? Check out the web, radio, tv, or newspaper and you won’t have to look far to find a “Best of the Decade” article. “The Decade’s Greatest Movies” or “Best Album of the Decade”. Last time I checked, a decade is a period [...]

We all encounter noise in our daily lives. What you consider noise one day may be perfectly necessary the next day. For me, noise is anything that I don’t want/need to hear AT THAT MOMENT. Here are 5 ways to reduce noise in your life: Limit your time on Anti-Social Networking sites – I used [...]

When was the last time you stopped and asked yourself “WHY”? We are all experts at deceiving ourselves in order to do what we want to do. I’ve heard people justify buying a car that they can’t afford by saying it will be better on gas. If they got real with themselves for even a [...]

AND SO IS EVERY OTHER CHURCH IN THE WORLD! No, I haven’t finally lost it…and I’m not demon-possessed or backsliding. Just let me explain: By definition, a cult is a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies -or- a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same [...]