July 23, 2012

Five ways to stimulate strategic thinking

You’re on the move; leading an organization, or part of a team just trying to keep up. Whether you’re the one calling the shots or the one receiving them, you can’t afford to not be thinking strategically. Strategic thinking ...

January 31, 2012

Join me at the Year of Living Courageously: February 25, 2012

Over the years, my wife and I developed a habit of getting away the day after Thanksgiving to map out our goals for the upcoming year. For us, it’s a perfect time to think strategically about the future having ...

January 1, 2012

What to remember when your New Year optimism fades

There's something about the end of the year and the anticipation of the next that makes us optimistic of great change and blessing. And when the enthusiasm fades, there's something worth remembering to rekindle it.

November 4, 2011

The courage to dream like a superhero

I guess I’m just a hopeless optimist. Ever since we moved into our neighborhood I’ve bought candy to hand out to the kids on Halloween. But no one ever comes. Not one kid in twenty-three years. I can’t really ...

September 1, 2011

Join me at the Dream Intensive

Do you have something you wish you could do with your life—an idea you can't shake—but you just can't seem to get started, or know how to? Or, do you feel stuck and find yourself frustrated or dispassionate about ...

January 22, 2011

Take My 2011 Reading Challenge

We’re at that time of year when New Year resolution fever starts to fade. The hype and bravado of new year changes that we should make or will make have gone. Quickly vanishing too are the perennial weight-loss wanna-bes ...

August 29, 2010

Thought for the Day – Luke 13:32-33 on Distractions

He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the ...

August 13, 2010

The Intentional Man Workshop: September 17-18, 2010

Over the course of my life, I’ve discovered a consistent truth about me. I’m strong on desire and often weak on execution. Perhaps that’s what Jesus meant when He said the ‘spirit is willing, but the body is weak’ ...

May 2, 2010

Thought for the Day – Luke 13:33 on Determination

I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day.”– Luke 13:33 (NIV) The Pharisees and Jesus were almost like oil and water. You don’t have to read the Gospels for long to pick up on the tension ...

April 28, 2010

Year of Living Courageously: Pastor’s Edition – May 13

If you're a pastor in the Twin Cities area, you won't want to miss out on a very unique opportunity for some serious goal setting. On Thursday, May 13th, I will be conducting, for the first time, a pastors-only ...

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