Month: May 2008

Sunday morning after a nice bike ride with some friends and before we leave for Church is some of my favorite TIME.  The house is quiet and we're easing into my favorite day.  Today is one of those days. I'm still rereading The Call, by Os Guinness and really amazed by this author.  Every page … Continue reading Time is money…

The more I study REAL heroes, the more impressed I am by their HUMILITY. It seems the higher a REAL hero climbs, the less inclined they are to boast about it. They just do it. No touchdown dance. No Lambeau Leap. No mugging for the camera or beating their drum. Just a quiet calm, in … Continue reading Just doin’ my job…

By now, many of you have heard the story of Paul Potts – the mobile phone salesman turned opera star. I first heard of him several months ago, when I received a YouTube clip of Mr. Potts arriving at an audition for Britain’s Got Talent, the UK’s answer to American Idol. While it first appears … Continue reading “What are YOU here for today?”

My son is studying business and taking some courses on philosophy this year at OSU.  He's reading a variety of thinkers and is developing quite an appetite for thinking for himself.  Very cool.   In one of our recent conversations his thoughts took me back to a favorite book I last read in 2003.  I … Continue reading Reread…

Today Johnny and I showed up for our normal practice with a group of "suits." We showed up in Westerville at the normal 8:15 for our normal 8:30 start. Nobody showed up until after 9:00. You see, they had been given the wrong location. Isn't that a classic. They gave the external facilitators the correct … Continue reading Chickfest…

Last week we held our first practice with a bunch of printers. We never know exactly what we're gonna get when we open practice. This one was really cool. The head printers had everyone they had hoped for in attendance. Minus ONE.ONE made the choice to not practice. Bummer for him. Bummer for the brothers. … Continue reading The fresh PRINTS of Hilliard…

Donnie was the name of the new guy. He joined our community yesterday for a couple hours. Let me tell you a little bit about him. Donnie is 29 and seems to be a combination of Andy Bush, Jordan Scott (my son), and Shane from the Simple Way. He has only been back in the … Continue reading Donnie…

When the new guy chimed in with "Who can't relate to dragging ASS" I knew it was going to be one of those fridays with the Pastors to remember. It was.Here was the melody line.As leaders we often lead with our strengths. We lead with our boldness and with our clarity. We SOUND strong. Cool.Real … Continue reading Who can’t relate to dragging ASS…