
A Garden that Grows Great Results 2019.9.30(E)
A Garden that Grows Great Results Sometimes we get so enmeshed in focusing on solving gigantic issues that we forget the simplicity of...

Live the Solution and the Problem Will Go Away.
Have you ever been miss-defined? Of course, you have. Someone who didn’t like or understand you for whatever the reason, painted an...

The Power of Partnerships…Less Me and More We
Last week, I started a two-part series on Partnering with the hope of bringing some clarity and wisdom for us on the pre-requisite of...

It’s OK to Be a Character but You Better Have Character too
Let’s start with this thought. The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the...

What are We Going to Do with What We Know We Need to Do?
What are We Going to Do with What We Know We Need to Do? Here’s an unusual story, created by a usual cause, with the usual effects, until...

Once Upon a Time There Was a Twice Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time There Was a Twice Upon a Time Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you could take back what you said to...

Being Young All the Years of Your Life
Let’s start with this short story. A medical student was shocked when he received a failing grade in radiology. Approaching the...

Meet Someone Unexpected Who Will Never Be the Same Again
Let me set the stage for you. Several years ago, I was speaking in a large church in Manila in the Philippines. The church was in a poor...

If It Doesn’t Challenge You, It Doesn’t Change You
Challenges, challenges, why challenges? Could it be challenges are good for us? Many times, when challenges come into our lives,...

They Cared, Dared, Shared and They All Fared Well
Did you know that Jesus was the first neighborhood activist? In Jesus, God’s Word became flesh. Jesus was sent by God from heaven to...

The Fruit of Disappointment is Free, but It Costs Us Everything
Here is a story that someone sent to me this week in my email. I think there is real wisdom in it for us. A professor in a large...

When ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ Happens
Have you ever considered that good changes can come from crisis or even dry times in your life? Perhaps God or your heart is saying,...

Become a Dialogue ‘Solutionary’ Today for a Greater Tomorrow
There was a married couple sleeping and an intruder entered their house. The intruder put a knife to the neck of the woman and said, "I...

Parenting: Becoming Loyal Advocates and Faithful Intercessors
Recently, a Maori pastor and close friend of mine, Matai Bennett, made a post on his Facebook page that caught my attention. It was a...

The Magnetic Gift of Likability
Have you noticed that some people are just naturally likable? They find it easy. Other people may not have the intangible of likability....

The Sense and Sensibility of Responsibility
We live in a world full of blame shifting. Most of us struggle with accepting responsibility for our mistakes and choices. We don’t like...

Meet Everybody, Anybody, Somebody and Nobody
Here’s a story for us to start off with. The story has been around for a while but knowing a story and applying the lesson of the story...

One of These Things is Not Like the Others...And That's Good
Many of you grew up listening to Sesame Street. One of their regular features was a brilliant learning tool helping children understand...

Getting In and Out of a Rut
Two frogs were hopping in a rut in the middle of a road. One frog got tired of being in a rut and jumped out. The liberated frog...

















