MOTIVATION… PART 3… CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

1 Corinthians 7:7 (ESV) I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
As I write on the subject of motivation I am shifting form what motivates me to how to effectively motivate others. Today I want to continue in [...]

MEMORIAL DAY

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Army Pvt. Gregory P. Huxley Jr.
Army Capt. George A. Wood
Army National Guard Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni
Marine Sgt. Elisha R. Parker
Sgt. Eli Parker
Army Cpl. John P. Sigsbee
On this Memorial day I want to give honor where honor is due. [...]

MOTIVATION PART 2

Here is a blog by Steven Furtick, he is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He pastors one of the fastest growing churches in the nation. His blog post entitled “Lead Less”. He says:
I can’t stop thinking about this lately:
Is it possible that the key to Elevation’s continued growth lies in [...]

WHATS MY MOTIVATION?

Proverbs 22:6 (Amplified Bible) Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it.

I have become obsessed with this question lately: What motivates me? The next logical thought that hit me was “How do i [...]

Back from the Domincan Republic

Just wanted to say i’m back from a great trip to the D.R. I joined the interns and Pastor Josh for my first trip to this country. As always my good friend Josh was fiercely organized and energetic. We got up at 5:45 a.m. and didn’t stop till’ sundown (the way a good missions [...]

GENERATION CHURCH SERMON…THE VOICE OF THE PAST

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
>THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS THEN IF ALL THINGS ARE NEW WHY DO I HEARD THE OLD VOICES STILL?<
Opening ill: why to keep old cloths that dont fit us after [...]

BONDING WITH MY BOY IN THE E.R.

Well today my son helped me awaked the dawn with my prayers by catching croup which required me bring him to  go hang out at the E.R. at 4 a.m. till’ about 9:30. This gave me some time to really think about something. This was the thought that was going through my mind while hanging [...]

LETS HERE IT FOR THE MOMS

My wife has always been beautiful to me. Since the fist day I saw her I saw it. But something happened to her beauty when she became a mother…It grew. I saw this whole new side of this wife of mine. Something happened 5 years after we got married that blew my mind. [...]

LOOSING SLEEP TOGETHER

I love working on a project WITH people. a high five or two at the end of a hard team project feels so much better then a slap on my own back after a solo project. This week i met with all my AMAZING and gifted leaders in my youth church. I encouraged them to [...]

SERMON… I HEAR VOICES

-John Nash A beautiful mind
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime – more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. People with schizophrenia often suffer terrifying symptoms such as hearing internal voices not heard by others, or [...]