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Preachers at peace

I attended a preaching consultation last week, and one of the questions was what preachers should be trained to be and do. One person came up with an answer that surprised me. He

Photo Booth

Apple’s Photo Booth can turn even the most handsome man into…well, what you see above. (Believe it or not, the one on the left doesn’t have any distortions or effects

Pastoring isn’t so tough

Yesterday I argued that pastoring might be harder than other forms of leadership. In a way I believe that, simply because the North American church is in such a mess overall and there

You can’t believe half of what you hear

I woke up yesterday to an amazingly encouraging e-mail. Later in the morning I had a meeting that was, shall we say, less than complimentary to me. It’s the second one in

Leading with a Limp

One of the better leadership books I’ve read lately is Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender. Dan’s thesis is that God doesn’t use leaders who are strong and effective.