Tag: Jesus

  • A call for Oneness in a moment of division

    A call for Oneness in a moment of division

    What is our posture supposed to be like as we are pushed into further and further division? Amazing words of clarity from my favorite teachers.

  • Hello in there – Reprise on LinkedIn

    Read the updated post : Hello in there : The call to seek connection and be known on my LinkedIn account.

  • See and Be The Bridge: Audio Podcast

    See and Be The Bridge: Audio Podcast

  • Instead of Cicero’s Six Mistakes…

    Instead of Cicero’s Six Mistakes…

    It strikes me as worth noting that man has struggled with the same challenges throughout time. Witness what the Roman statesman, Cicero, who lived from 106 BC to 43 BC, wrote all those centuries ago. We observe these obstacles in our every day lives in the 21st century and as you can read in his…

  • The “Colonel” Of Truth and our bias in the war against him.

    The “Colonel” Of Truth and our bias in the war against him.

    Why do I write this blog? What is this whole #four4soaring thing about anyway? As I ponder this question I am assaulted by what Steven Furtick calls the Chatterbox in my own head: You are writing this blog out of ego. You want to be liked. You crave attention. You don’t really care about anyone…

  • Thankful ain’t what YOU think

    Thankful ain’t what YOU think

    I used to dream of the ability to shower people with gifts that I thought would thank them properly and adequately. I used to pine tirelessly to imagine a way of thanking my bride for all she did to lift me up with “a big house” to quote Elton’s poet, Taupin: “where we both could…

  • Hello in There?! The call to seek connection and be known.

    Hello in There?! The call to seek connection and be known.

    Who do you let in? Who do you seek out? How often do you stop, cup your hands to your mouth and cry: Hello in There? We all yearn to be known. We have this inborn appetite to be seen. We are also prompted to connect with others. The opposite, isolation, is both physically and…

  • May Your Torch Burn Long and Prosper

    According to his parents May 19, 2011, was a Tuesday, it was the day they lost their first son and it was a day that his brother had the hardest time writing his blog, Tuesday’s Torch, but he wrote it anyway. He wrote it dutifully, beautifully and eloquently for 9 years.  He wrote it to…

  • The Struggle is Real…Sometimes…

    The Struggle is Real…Sometimes…

    I am a restless person.  You might even call me “Restless by Nature.” That is not quite as cool as “Naughty By Nature” but I am anything but cool.  This restlessness is all too big a part of being human.  We struggle from the moment we emerge from the womb.  If you believe Maslow’s hierarchy (or…

  • How Can I Influence Others With a Shovel?

    How Can I Influence Others With a Shovel?

    I was treated to a great lesson on influence recently at a conference I attended. Justin Elam’s message was one he has been sharing for a while now about how to equip others by asking questions vs. providing ready answers.  The outline of his talk started with this Strauss quote: “The wise man doesn’t give…