Click on my picture to be a friendSome more “waddup”… OK, wait a minute! For those of you who do not know what “Waddup” is… it is slang for “What is up” more commonly stated as “What’s up” and in some contexts stated as “Waddup.” And now you know the rest of the story.
Anyhoo… some “Waddup” in our lives these days…
Working [...]
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Richard Marcinko, founder of Seal Team Six, was always battling Naval bureaucracy. He had the heart/mind of a warrior while the bureaucrats had the mind of… well, bureaucrats.
Once while venting his frustration to a superior who “got it” he received some insightful feedback… feedback that applies in most organizational contexts.
The superior said, “Large organizations have [...]
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I know that prayer is an important critical part of our spiritual development and yet sometimes I find that I get a little “crusty” in my prayer life… a little ritualistic… a little mindless in my repetition!
I’m always looking for ways to re-invigorate my prayer life.
A few things that have been working for me lately…
Praying [...]
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Today we’re having an open house at our house in NY.
It’d be nice to sell this puppy!
Hey, Sherri and I have been talking about the “stuff” that we call “ours.” We’ve really changed how we think about “our stuff.”
Scriptures like this have really helped to change our thinking.
The other day Sherri said something that made [...]
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I picked up a book yesterday that I can’t put down! The Rogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko is the story of the founder of SEAL team Six… an elite counter-terrorism unit founded by Marcinko.
This is a man’s read! It makes me want to run through the jungle and jump on someone after I’ve swam across [...]
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Just some “Waddup” in our lives these days:
We (Jeff, the other church planter in residence) and I have been spending quite a bit of time praying about and researching locations for potential church plants. I’d love your prayer support as we work through this.
I’ve been spending a lot of time working on raising funds to [...]
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A few things that help me capitalize on “spare” moments…
Every morning develop and “pack up”:
a list of calls to make (names and numbers)
a book to read
a prayer to pray
a problem to solve
Whether you’re waiting for someone at a restaurant, waiting in the Doctor’s office, or stuck in traffic you can always take advantage of these [...]
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Time is a gift from God that everyone receives in exact proportion!
Recently reading from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden I found some great quotes on the idea of time management:
“He who hoards and turns to account all odd minutes, half hours, unexpected holidays, gaps ‘between times,’ and chasms of waiting for unpunctual [...]
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I date my daughters and it’s the best thing I do as a parent!
Here’s how it works:
Each girl gets one hour of “out-of-house” time with dad per week. (It usually ends up being more than one hour but that’s the base-line).
I try to do something that will appeal to each daughter’s love language. For instance, [...]
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