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I studied and planned my sermon this weekend and it was one of those that SORT OF came together… but not really. It was an expository sermon on the period following the resurrection, so I was dealing with Luke-Acts as a continuing narrative. It was pretty cohesive and well-organized, if I do say so, but ...

Leadership and management are not the same. Unfortunately pastoral ministry usually requires both skill sets. Not all pastors can pull it off. Leadership — and I’m not going to throw in formal definitions — might be described as moving people from where they are to where they need to be, whether they know it or ...

“…the bandwagon effect refers to people doing certain things because other people are doing them, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override.” (Wikipedia) You see it all over Facebook. Somebody posts something — a rumor, speculation, misinterpretation of fact — and it spreads like wildfire across the friends of friends of ...

My heart breaks for this state I love. The people of Hawaii are so wonderful that they deserve so much more than the politics of paternalism. Being under single party control for so many decades, with an increasing dependence upon the government from cradle-to-grave has rendered the majority of the people of Hawaii incapable of ...

Yesterday at REUNION we had a Milestone Day. There was a confluence of events — lots of things happening at once — and we decided to just make it a day of celebration. It was beyond wonderful. We began with a time of worship; that is a huge priority for us. One of my favorite ...

In a little over an hour and a half my Daniel Fast will end. Yes, I will enjoy a more varied food palette. I miss the occasional taste of sweet, crunchy and STEAK. The thing I miss most? COFFEE. Tomorrow morning I will revel in the taste of some strong, dark, hot black coffee brewed ...

Today (February 21) is the final day of my Daniel Fast. I have eaten no red meat, and only a trace of complex carbs, and zero coffee, tea of other caffeinated beverages… lots of water. There is no fast unless it is contrasted with feast, so today I scrubbed out the coffee maker and it ...