Starting today I’ll be participating in the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit (at the satelite site in Lutz, FL) with both my church and my company, OurChurch.Com. Last year I blogged live from the…
Author: Paul
What is a “mature” Christian?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or outside of the U.S.) since the turn of the century, you probably know the United States has become a “post-Christian” society. A couple of…
Please welcome me to 2001
Tuesday evening, the day after my birthday, I took the gift cards I received from my parents and brother, Kurt, down to Best Buy and bought my first iPod – the new…
Springs of Hope
Molly and Joseph Bail sell all they own and move to Kenya to start Springs of Hope children’s home for AIDS orphaned kids.
Photography – My Newest Hobby
I love the outdoors and I love to learn, plus OurChurch.Com is doing a Photo Month focus right now, so I’ve decided to take up photography. I was already considering the Canon…
The Key to a Great Day Is in the First Half Hour
You’ve probably been heard many times that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. What you eat first thing in the morning helps to determine whether you’ll have the strength…
StrengthsFinder – What are your strengths?
As I mentioned yesterday, I recently read StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath and did the online strengths assessment. After completing the online assessment a Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide was emailed to…
Strenghts Finder 2.0 – Book Review
Strengths Finder 2.0 book review. A great book for discovering your strengths, leveraging your strenghts, and understanding the strenghts of others.
Money buys happiness — if you spend on someone else
We’ve all heard the saying “it’s better to give than to receive.” Well, a research team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found that to be true. The study found…
Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary
Today is Jennifer’s and my 10th wedding anniversary. In some ways it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years. In other ways, some things seem so long ago. Jennifer is an avid…