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Mondays

Mondays for me are both Special and Strategic.   Mondays are Special because they are the “day after” I have the Greatest privilege…creatively presenting…the Greatest news…the Gospel…about the Greatest man who has ever lived…Jesus…to the Greatest people…celebrationcovenant.com   Mondays are Strategic because they are the “first day” of the next week for me. I always reflect on the last [ READ MORE ]

The Pit of Self-Pity

Yesterday in my devotion time, I read My Utmost For His Highest and today, I am still thinking about it. Self-Pity. Oswald Chambers does not call Self-Pity a PIT but he does call Self-Pity…Satanic! What a strong statement and I could not agree more. No one in their right mind or wrong mind, thinks of [ READ MORE ]

The Case for Transformational Leadership

Pulitzer Prize winner and Leadership authority James McGregor Burns said, “Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.” In fact, there are 393 current books that have the word “lead” or “leadership” in their title.
 
Burns was the first Leadership expert to make a distinction between “transactional and transformational leadership.” Transactional Leadership [ READ MORE ]

Transformational Leadership

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of speaking at the General Council of the Assemblies of God first ever Leadership Conference called Influence. I never take these kinds of assignments lightly, because I am speaking to the few who influence the many.  My subject was The Influence of a Transformational Leader.  You will observe over [ READ MORE ]

Passion Quotient

  Last night I did something I haven’t done in a long time…I watched 60 Minutes. There were several interesting stories: Michael Vick’s rise and fall as the highest paid professional football player in the NFL, who fell from grace by becoming involved in a dog fighting, dog betting, dog killing scheme. He spent 2 years [ READ MORE ]

Strength in the Clouds Part II

For the last few days, it has been raining in Frisco and we have needed the rain.  A simple thought for today: There would never be rain, if there weren’t clouds and nothing would ever grow if there were not rain.  In fact, the bible teaches in Psalm 147:8 that it is God “Who covers [ READ MORE ]