Anger & the Psalms

We’re stranded at my folks house in exotic Saxonburg. Our van’s temperature guage went nuts on the way home yesterday. It’s a lousy weekend to not be able to be at church this morning.
I was overcome with the customary anger and frustration while waiting for the tow truck at a Get-Go. I’m reading through the [...]

Thanksliving

I read blog after blog today about what people are thankful for. One guy wrote he was thankful for comfortable underwear.
Give me a friggin’ break man.
My favorite David Crowder song is ”Thank You For Hearing Me”.
We rarely talk about thanking God for stuff in Christianity. It’s usually a polite after thought for us.
In the past few months I’ve [...]

Diane critiques my one on one communication skills…

Diane: “Your problem is that you’re too blunt and to the point.”
Me: “So I should be more abstract and confusing when I talk to people?”
Diane: “Yeah.”
Both: Smiles and laughter…

Tony Romo treats a homeless man to the movies

After all the crap you hear coming out of Dallas with that team…
I am sooooo a Romo fan now!
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2008/11/tony_romo_treats_homeless_man.html

This is why Mckenzie came back from Courtney’s shower smelling like “woman” and not like her typical spit up/flatulence…

Yep… I swiped this off your blog Amers. Team Pauli’s branches in Detroit and Saxonburg have to be kept up to date on it’s baby girl.

The home inversion table – one of the greatest things you can own for your health… It’s one of the best things I’ve ever bought in my life!

I yack about this all the time. Kmart has them on sale now. Check it out here.
If you live near me, you’re welcome to stop by and take mine for a spin. I’ll even show you another one of the greatest things you can own for your health

In your organization (or family, friends, team, classroom, school, etc.) what do you want people to be talking about?

This stopped me in my tracks this morning:
As leaders, we need to consciously create the conversation in our organization.  Ask yourself this question:

Are people talking about and thinking about the most important things, the things that will help us reach our objectives?
If not, why not?  As a leader it is your opportunity to create the [...]

On stating the obvious and wishing I was smart enough to see what’s right there

Andy Stanley is the Jerry Seinfeld of pastors.

Youth Specialties NYWC Update #6 – Len Kageler tells me about research… hold on… there’s research in regards to youth ministry?!?!

From his seminar The latest research that should impact your youth ministry.
Student ownership/empowerment is the #1 reason youth groups grow. This takes a leader that likes to empower.
Soul Searching study by Christian Smith – Students with faith were better off than their peers in regards to many behaviors.
Some groups he had listed that I need [...]

Barack Obama, a socialist nation, and universal healthcare

Sounds like a bad joke huh?
I’ll give some more updates from the Youth Specialties Convention, I have some more insightful notes, but I wanted to jump on this while it’s fresh.
A few post-election thoughts:
I don’t believe our country can turn into a socialist nation in 4 years. Not even 8.
We won’t have universal healthcare anytime [...]