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Category Archives: Leadership
Creating a Culture
Christian Yelich, pictured above, a veteran member of the newly crowned World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers, was asked about the winning culture that has been developed in the Milwaukee organization. His reply was, “The standard creates the culture.” That statement … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Culture, Leadership
Tagged Bible, Christian Yelich, illustration, standards, winning culture
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Christians and Voting
Another Election Day is coming up soon, and we will have another opportunity to choose our elected officials. I have read that 32 million Christians do not vote. It seems to me that they are missing an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading
Life Is Like a Movie
In 1937 Walt Disney released the first full-length animated movie, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Producing an animated movie was a huge task in those days. Disney artists drew over one million pictures. Each picture flashed onto the screen … Continue reading
Self-Denial
In 2013, the word “selfie” was officially added to the dictionary. The practice of taking one’s own picture—and the obligatory posting on social media—has become commonplace. This is a commentary on the prevalence of selfishness in our society. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Culture, Leadership
Tagged deny yourself, illustration, Matt.16:24-26, selfie, selfishness
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Jonah
I rarely go to the movies anymore, but I recently saw a trailer for a film that is just coming out. It is called Whalefall. I don’t know enough about the movie to spoil it for anyone, but it is … Continue reading
Times Change
One of the things you notice after walking around on this earth for a number of years is that times change. Nothing stays the same. Whether it’s for better or for worse, changes occur. For instance, when I was a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Culture, Humor, Leadership
Tagged changing times, Col.3:1-2, Heb.13:8, Jesus Christ is the same, the Judds
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Taking Flight
On a recent trip to the beach, I noticed a sea gull that was missing a leg. At first, I thought that he was standing on one leg, with the other leg tucked up under his body. But when I … Continue reading
Salt and Light
Remember the old saltshaker prank? Someone would loosen the top of a salt shaker in a restaurant. The next customer would unsuspectingly try to put a little salt on their food and end up dumping the entire contents of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged illustration, light of the world, Matthew 5, salt of the earth, Sermon on the Mount, witnessing
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On The Desert Road
Acts chapter eight records the interesting account of Philip’s encounter with a man from Ethiopia. Luke emphasizes the fact that this encounter took place on a desert road, a place where one would hardly expect anything significant to happen. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 8, baptism, Ethiopian eunuch, obedience, Philip, used by God, witnessing
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