Ok, some people are? ?like the able-bodied people who take up handicap parking stalls when my wife is shopping with our special needs boy; ?like any football fan that roots for a team other than my beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers; ?like the people who don?t get the movie The Princess Bride. I?m digressing here. This is […]
Are People Basically Tools?
What Excites a Leader?
I often hear leaders talk about how excited they are about this venture or that project. Good work is energizing and invigorating. But I?m struck by what king David describes as exciting and high on his list of celebrations: Ps 31:7-8, ?I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love,?because you have seen my affliction;??you […]
Praying Our Felt Forsakenness as Leaders
As leaders, we often put our best foot forward and our brightest smile on when we in our leadership role. But many leaders may find they have very different feelings ?behind the scenes.? This is a look behind the scenes in my life as I prayed feelings of forsakenness surfaced when I read Psalm 38. […]
An Open Letter to Busy Leaders
Dear Leader, How are you? Has anyone asked lately? I?m asking because I really want to know. Are you tired? Are the demands of leadership wearing you down? Do you feel as though everyone needs something from you? I know I?ve felt that way before. I go to the office where I am expected to […]
Spiritual Leadership: Sharing Truth
I recently read a familiar text in the book of Romans that speaks to the process whereby individuals are given an opportunity to respond to God?s initiative through the means of human communication. ?But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one […]
Rock Star Leadership
I began playing guitar when I was 13 years-old because I wanted to create beautiful music. Do you believe me? Well, to my 13 year-old hormone-addled mind, I began playing for something much more critical than the gift of beautiful music to the world?girls. Little did I realize that the chords I was learning and […]
