Defining a More Generous Church
What is the church? It’s a question we need to be asking more urgently than ever. And I fear that good people are too narrowly defining church. We need a more generous definition. I know…
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Generous Leadership
Healthy leadership is an act of generosity. And wise generosity is an act of leadership. Let’s run a thought experiment. Let’s say you don’t consider generosity as one of your core gifts. Oh sure, you…
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Generous Teaching
I’ve got an exciting announcement buried at the end of this article. So please bear with me for a few paragraphs. Teachers are in the news these days as the nation moves toward reopening classrooms….
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Taking a Walk? Or Charting a Course?
John Maxwell has said, ““If you think you’re leading, but no one is following, then you are only taking a walk.” Now look, I’m not the leadership guru John Maxwell is. But I take issue…
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Crescent Wrench Generosity
Most of you who read this blog know how I worked at Goble Properties with my father, side by side, for 25-years. But of course I worked with my Dad long before starting my career….
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The Morning Welcome
Each morning when I arrive at work I say hello to the folks who sweep the streets, maintain the landscaping, pick up the garbage, and touch up paint on the curbs. They do the overlooked…
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Community is Not Transactional
A few months ago I had a meeting with a young man with big dreams. It was a get to know each other conversation over bad coffee (do not EVER buy a Starbucks cappuccino ……
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Which Part Are You?
Last week I wrote about junkyard wisdom and used the line, “Junk cars, like broken people, often have the parts to make something whole.” It triggered some fun/silly exchanges with friends about what car part…
