Archive for May, 2007

Politics

Roaring Rhetoric

When is comes to politics there is one thing (among many) I can’t stand: over-the-top rhetoric, especially rhetoric that is meant to inflame rather than contribute to a reasoned discussion. See “Exhibit A” below from Amnesty International USA. Any group that uses tactics like this immediately loses creditibility and rightfully so.

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Spiritual

Burton Memorial Captures National Attention

For those who don’t know, my brother is pastor at Burton Memorial Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. There has been some explosive growth there in the past few years with much of it coming through some very dedicated college students. My brother Kevin and nephew Ryan are pictured at church.
The national Baptist [...]

Personal Development

Five Levels of Leadership

John Maxwell’s “Developing the Leader Within You” outlines five levels of leadership. He contends that we move through theses levels as we grow in leadership. In some cases, we might be at Level 1 (Position) with one group and maybe Level 3 (Production) with yet another.
Here are the levels from least influencial to most influencial.

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Pop Wisdom

Tough Love Rocky

How often don’t we say what needs to be said? Whether it is telling someone we love them or telling someone they are heading down the wrong path?
Is there a time when you wish someone would have hit you with the cold, hard truth so that you might have taken a different path?  Is [...]

Personal Development

Leadership vs. Management

In John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leader Within You.” He opens up by clarifying the difference between management and leadership.
“People don’t want to be managed. They want to be lead. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. … Yes. [...]

Personal Development

The Question Behind the Question (QBQ)

You don’t always get what you bargained for, whether it is a movie, a relationship or even a book. I recently purchased QBQ with the impression that it would provide very practical productivity and organizational tips. It does that to an extent, but it is really more about an attitude adjustment. It [...]

Entertainment

Reaching for the Stars

We all love lists and maybe it started with Dave Letterman’s Top Ten List. I haven’t seen much of Dave lately; however I ran across a list that I just had to share. Entertainment Weekly has compiled its list of the best Sci-Fi has to offer in film and television throughout the past [...]