Lost in Faith

Colin Firth’s academy award winning portrayal of King George VI is under written by a script that oozes with life lessons. Imagine you are Lionel Logue, a run of the mill speech coach who pursues acting as an avocation.  One day thru you doors marches royalty in great need of help with his speech.  It [...]

[Read more →]

Tom Hooper’s clever and convincing film of King George VI’s lifelong joust with a stammer, The King’s Speech, chronicles many issues; friendship, commitment, the power of equality in human relationships, the power of unconditional love of a woman for a man, the courage to stand when called upon just to name a few. But one [...]

[Read more →]

Admittedly there is confusion over the word church.  In the Bible it is used in at least 3 ways Jesus speaking in Matthew 16:18 says “and on this rock I will build my church,” Paul opens his letter to the Corinthians, “To the church of God in Corinth” Paul also addresses Epenetus, “Greet also the [...]

[Read more →]

On my last trip to Africa I spent the afternoon with Floyd McClung. We spent the entire time talking about leadership reproduction, how necessary and how difficult it is. Floyd is in his late 60′s and he said this is my last lap around the track and I want to leave 20 people who are [...]

[Read more →]

I’ve always loved playing with words. They are important because they convey not just meaning but the value attached to meaning. If I were to say, next Tuesday we start group leader training I might convey that we are teaching techniques related to a form-group. I am not into forms or techniques, they are time [...]

[Read more →]