Oh, I want one of those!
An American company had a difficult time retaining local employees working in its Panama factory. The laborers in that part of the world lived in an agrarian, […]
05
Aug
2012
Blog Tag
Bible
01
Apr
2012
What does this look like to you?
When my young nephew excitedly held up his scribbling so I could appreciate his “artwork,” I was smart enough to say, “Wow! Tell me about what you’ve […]
25
Mar
2012
Informed and dead, or formed and transformed?
Trying to live a life informed by scripture will likely end in a disappointing wreck. Wait, don’t a lot of preachers teach that our thinking and decisions […]
15
Nov
2011
We say it’s not all about us, but …
Bad theology, bad doctrine, and a plethora of warm, fuzzy platitudes have been perpetuated throughout the church to such a great degree that the average Christian thinks […]
01
Nov
2011
Editing God …
There was red ink all over the paper. My high school journalism teacher had just handed back to me the first news story I had ever written. […]
07
Aug
2011
The value of a “fence” …
Several years ago, a few psychologists conducted a study by taking a group of children and putting them in the back yard of a home that did […]
10
Jul
2011
Test whether you’re a church leader or an imitator …
Are you a competent church leader, or are you mimicking someone else’s competence? On more than one occasion I’ve highlighted how many church leaders seem obsessed with […]
07
Jul
2011
How to figure out life …
Do you know anyone who was born with a knowledge about life and how to live it well and fully? I don’t either. From our earliest days, […]
03
Jul
2011
What’s worse than a day without rice?
My new friend was genuinely panicked. So I ordered some rice to put him at ease. I met Rex on my first venture out onto the streets […]
17
Jun
2011
What’s killing the tree?
People who discover they have a dead tree on their property don’t usually get up one morning and suddenly find a dying tree in their yards. Usually, […]