I have worked at a lot of different churches each with a variation of a standard leadership model. I wish I could say one was better than the other, but I can’t. What I can say is that if you have one type of leadership model at your church you most likely need to try a different one. (more…)
A few blogs ago I posted the following:
“in a few months my wife and I will celebrate 5 happy years of marriage. I’m not sure how that ranks with the rest of the world but I figure 5 happy years out of 29 years of marriage isn’t bad.”
I hope that this blog on hope will bring hope to those who are without hope who are hoping beyond all hope that they will find hope. I often find language limited and the written word lacking when it comes to conveying ideas that involve emotion. I am in awe of wordsmiths that paint pictures through the beautiful meter of their sentences, through the perfect selection and placement of each word, and through metaphors and similes that elevate their work to a level far beyond the written musings of the average person. Still, I find when it comes to the concept of biblical hope the wordsmiths with all their literary skills and giftings can do little to convey its meaning. “Blogger Dave” will now attempt to do what many more experienced and skilled writers have failed to accomplish – explain biblical hope. (more…)
It is easy to dislike anyone who openly admits that they do what they do to get what they want and yet if you change one word you turn what would be considered a selfish declaration into a statement of self-preservation. Replacing the word “want” with the word “need” substantially alters what people will assume about the person who made the statement, but does it really change anything? (more…)
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