We had a most memorable Christmas this year as a family, having family time together _and_ family time with the Family of God, as we took an OC Christmas tour all over Orange County to attend Christmas week worship services at a [ . . . ]
how to pick a mission statement if any one will doMission statements are supposed to be really important, along with vision and values, for an organization to have purpose and alignment and the like. |
Thanksgiving for people in my lifeGratitude can’t be disconnected. Thanks has to be given to someone. And, I want to give thanks for someone, for a lot of people in my life, the ones who have made the greatest difference and positive impact in my life. [ . . . ] |
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feeling of leadership fatigueIn this fast-changing world requiring more leadership, all this talk about leadership could lead to fatigue from so much talk about it. In a recent convo with Sam, I think he’s right, there are no easy answers (or reprieve) to leadership, it’s [ . . . ] |
Adding to a family by birth and by adoptionGood to see my friend Jefferson Lee and his family in this OC Family Feature Story (November 2011), “Special Love: Adopting a special-needs child brings unique rewards to the entire family” by Susan Serrano — |
the genius of Steve Jobs and his gift to usThe timing of Steve Jobs’ death hit the news cycle last night and will be the topic of conversation for days and weeks to come. While it leaves many of us speechless, and there’s not enough words to convey all that his [ . . . ] |
Recalibrating my blogging paceSummer wraps up its hey days. September comes around to launch a new school year. Setting the pace of life back to that normal routine for 9 months. |
what is awe and respect in contemporary worshipHow do we express awe and reverence and respect for God in our approach to worship in today’s worship experience.. does it really not matter what we wear, and what can we do when others under-dress, ahem.. |
Today marks 12 years of blogging!The universe conspires in our favor sometimes. In an effort to save a botched attempt at a #85ctweetup video chat, because some coffee shop didn’t have wifi (in this day and age, can you believe it?!) … I did connect with @alisa_m_ [ . . . ] |















