Spent some time today with a couple members of our team—Rod and Jason. We were meeting to talk about how to do a better job spreading the message of grace that God’s given us via all the new cool applications on-line. We got in front of a white board and started making circles and squares [...]
I am at a training event for the missions organization Reach Global with Bill, Bruce and John. There are about 40 leaders here from all around the world that are learning about how to lead teams in environments of grace. I shared my story and that was actually pretty fun. It’s such a messed up [...]
“There are no together people, only those who dress better”, or as Bruce says, “…only those with brighter teeth.” Everyone needs grace all the time. Everyone needs to live out of their new identity all the time. No exceptions. There are no other types of people. But, there are different applications from hearing the message [...]
This month has been one of real transition for my family. After years of wanting to do so, Joanne started seminary. She is going for a Masters degree in Biblical studies with an Old Testament emphasis. Whew! Fortunately for her she is super-smart. She has been taking a January term class that meets everyday and [...]
It was two and a half years ago. He picked me up at the Springfield airport for a convocation series at the College of the Ozarks. The moment I met Dean Zehnder I didn’t feel good about this whole gig. The man had all the appearances of someone who couldn’t possibly get this message of [...]
I read a challenging passage in The Ascent of a Leader the other day that has me thinking. Chapter 6, page 81 under the heading Beyond Transparency reads:
“Vulnerability does not mean transparency. Transparency is simply disclosing yourself to others at times and in ways that you choose. Although transparency is a good start, in vulnerability [...]
I have been reading the Bible cover to cover for the last couple of months. I am a little more than half way through. I have been a Christian for most of my life but I have never read the Bible this way. I have read it in chunks—Pentateuch, Major Prophets, Gospels, Wisdom Books, etc. [...]
Do you know that here at LCI our goal is to leave thousands of environments of grace in our wake? We desire that as people are exposed to the message of God’s amazing grace they will want to gather with others and live out this grace filled life in the context of community. That’s our [...]
So, I’m on this elevator, to see the doctor about my elevated cholesterol and general physical malaise. Across from me is a mom and her 8 year old son. He is all boy. His shirt is on inside out, his hair looks like uncombed wheat. And he is utterly delighted to be on the elevator. [...]
I have a friend that is going through an unimaginably hard time. I’m not going to go into detail because his story is not my story to tell. But suffice it to say that his situation is one of the most dramatic and tragic I have come across in my years on this earth. A [...]