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Mar162015

philosophy and the work conversation

leadershipMarch 16, 2015

the context of this article was from my time at rock church in san diego. the original was posted on…

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Oct72014

the science of story

marketingOctober 7, 2014

okay so my blog is sub-par. that does not mean that if you are reading this that you are sub-par,…

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Aug312014

means.ends.

archiveAugust 31, 2014

i believe that there is a coming crisis to the church in america. it is not a crisis of identity,…

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Aug172014

four reasons we need to abandon work expectations and focus on standards

leadershipAugust 17, 2014

my life, and i suspect that it may be the same for many of you, has been a constant stream…

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Aug32014

five truisms to help change your organization’s culture

leadershipAugust 3, 2014

over the years i have been blessed with the opportunity and the fortune to help shape culture in organizations. some…

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May252014

love.hate.

archiveMay 25, 2014

darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.…

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on.perception.

archiveMay 4, 2014

take a look at the image above. what do you see? do you see a duck facing to the left…

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subtle reflections upon the blatant and obvious

archiveApril 18, 2014

lament. that is a word that has some teeth to it. that is a word that is so deeply rooted…

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Apr132014

ten futile workplace cliches

perspectivesApril 13, 2014

i love cliches. when i was a kid living out in the void space between red bluff and cottonwood in…

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rise above.

archiveApril 6, 2014

in this final installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to…

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do better.

archiveMarch 30, 2014

in this second installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to…

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be better.

archiveMarch 27, 2014

over the next several days i will be posting several blogs revolving around the my personal ethos and the standard…

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the beginning of fear

archiveMarch 20, 2014

today, as in antiquity, the answer to the ultimate question of “life, the universe, everything” stands as both something that…

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forty two

archiveMarch 17, 2014

douglas adams, a british humorist and author, made his bones with a bbc radio show turned book, “hitchhiker’s guide to…

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Mar72014

the joy of zero: 5 easy steps to a clean inbox

perspectivesMarch 7, 2014

today is a good day – that is, i have found the joy of zero. that is right, the joy…

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a guide to understanding my bitstrip humor

archiveOctober 16, 2013

i have gotten multiple comments that the bitstrip comics i post are hard to understand or that the humor is…

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3 steps to enjoy the best coffee from starbucks

archiveAugust 21, 2013

i am not a coffee geek. far from it. in fact i am very fond of frankencoffee™ — usually consisting…

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May12013

right story. right people.

marketingMay 1, 2013

recently someone asked me what my philosophy of marketing is. being me, i had a quick answer to their question:…

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this friday is truly good

archiveMarch 29, 2013

on the way to church for wednesday night fun my five year old, roman, asked my if i knew why…

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angry, mad, or just plain stupid

archiveFebruary 27, 2013

i am angry. i am mad? nope, i am just plain stupid.

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Jan232013

on web marketing (revisited)

marketingJanuary 23, 2013

i wrote this blog post a little over three years ago for a friend of mine who was starting up…

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Jan42013

mgmt

leadershipJanuary 4, 2013

although I am a fan of (some of) the music of the enigmatic band (whoismgmt.com) and the use of their…

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rosie the outraged cow

archiveNovember 7, 2012

this latest installment of the random stories that i share with my children at bedtime quickly became a favorite of…

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Oct162012

decision parallax

perspectivesOctober 16, 2012

do you make decisions? yes, we all do. as a matter of course, everyone, everyday is faced with a series…

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unique. pink. chicken.

archiveOctober 14, 2012

recently i have begun telling my kids special stories before they go to sleep. at first it was out of…

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humility.

archiveJune 26, 2012

i am often humbled by unexpected things. today has been full of humbling experiences. this article is one of them:…

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entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem

archiveMay 15, 2012
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come on kindle light my fire

archiveMay 10, 2012

kindle fire wins. it is an inescapable truth, and as an ardent nook pundit it pains me greatly to admit…

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May22012

flying coach

leadershipMay 2, 2012

one of the things in this world that i find myself being passionate about is organizational and leadership development. to…

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advocacy at what cost?

archiveApril 15, 2012

much of the theology that surrounds advocacy in the modern christian church seems to be heavily influenced by Christ’s conversation…

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recently

archiveJuly 25, 2011

recently i took a post at logos bible software which, inevitably, meant that relocation to bellingham, wa is a necessity.…

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awesomeness is awesome

archiveMay 24, 2011

the awesomeness of this is just awesome (courtesy of geeksaresexy.net)

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good man speaking well

archiveMay 24, 2011

today i came across an interesting article regarding the utility of social networking and social media in the milieu of…

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crack in the ipad

archiveApril 15, 2011

so recently my three year old son, roman xavier (yes that is his first name – so what if there…

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sometimes things are just funny

archiveApril 11, 2011

this is just too funny not to share (courtesy of geeksaresexy.net)

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geekery par excellence

archiveApril 10, 2011

as those who know me may attest, i am a geek of stereotypical proportions. that is to say that i…

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it’s the little things

archiveMarch 27, 2011

being a lifelong geek there are moments in may life where validation comes in the most unexpected ways. let me…

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the universally spectacular promise of a messiah

archiveDecember 19, 2010

believe it or not i am a nerd… a class a geek…i know the all of the dialog to the…

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the challenge of the bible

archiveOctober 1, 2010

in 2006 i came up with an idea of how i could get myself to read through the Bible on…

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prop 8 revisited

archiveAugust 4, 2010

this is my response to a thread on facebook that got me fired up: “this issue is not about church…

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los angeles does not care

archiveAugust 4, 2010

this morning my wife asked me why we are getting the la times delivered to our house – i had…

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Aug22010

gtd – the elson way

perspectivesAugust 2, 2010

so on my quest to be personally more productive i have realized that the reason the gtd system (created by…

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is

archiveJuly 30, 2010

over the past few months i have struggled with the idea of perspective.  particularly about how to go about articulating…

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the downward spiral of social networking and sin

archiveJuly 22, 2010

over the last few months the notion has begun to cross my mind that their is an ill effect of…

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a pain in the …

archiveJuly 18, 2010

a funny thing happened on the way to church this morning – or rather, once i got here. as i…

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definition of a pastor

archiveJuly 15, 2010

recently a good friend of mine posted a new entry into his blog (the details of which are not important…

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what in the world is God up to

archiveMay 29, 2009

every now and then i am reminded of the awesome power and majesty of God.  for me it is never…

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a matter of health

archiveMay 6, 2009

recently i have gone through quite a bit of interesting things in my life. from issues of changing compensation, coming…

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quick study; numbers | proverbs | john

archiveApril 15, 2009

Numbers 34; Proverb 25; John 7 highlights – Proverb 25:27; John 7:4; 7:8; 7:18 ever sit down to evaluate things…

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goodness gracious its friday

archiveApril 10, 2009

On this day that is set aside for the Christian faith to both celebrate and lament one of the three…

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the death of an angel

archiveApril 9, 2009

I know that I try to be clever with the titles of my posts – some play on words or…

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a simple case for God

archiveApril 7, 2009

here is a simple case for the existence of God that i offer as fodder for thought: 1. something is…

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quick study: numbers | proverbs | ephesians

archiveApril 7, 2009

Numbers 24-25; Proverb 17; Ephesians 5-6 highlights – Numbers 24:13; Proverb 17:7; 17:28; Ephesians 5:9; 5:15; 5:17 at first when…

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apolyptic discourse and the evangelic church

archiveApril 6, 2009

When I was an undergraduate at The Beach, I had a wonderful opportunity to write extensively about the discourse and…

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in sickness and in health

archiveApril 3, 2009

A friend of mine today sent me a link to a news item from the great state of Iowa explaining…

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from the mouth of a child

archiveApril 3, 2009

this afternoon i had the rare privilege of picking up my daughter from school. as she ran from the tables…

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images from the beach

archiveMarch 23, 2009

Last evening the wife and I walked briskly around our alma matter – csulb. It was a good time of…

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starbucks

archiveSeptember 9, 2008

As part of my work life I find myself constantly looking for places to get connected, plugged in an generally…

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simple faith

archiveSeptember 7, 2008

An interesting thought occurred to me recently (well actually tonight) – how do you keep faith when you have lost…

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i do?

archiveJune 22, 2007

In the morning of June 22, 2007 ABC News Online reported a story about a young sixteen year old girl…

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no vote, no voice

archiveMay 2, 2007

it is too simple to say that may 1, 2007 will be a day that will be scrutinized with a…

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God created

archiveApril 26, 2007

Starting with the first chapter of the first book of the Torah or the Bible begins immediately. Regardless of the…

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sport evangel

archiveNovember 14, 2006

As a huge sports fan and pundit, I am constantly finding myself drawn to listening to sports radio as well…

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twenty cents (a paradigm)

archiveMarch 26, 2006

Most commentaries take these verses to be very straightforward. That is to say that the battle Christians face isn’t necessarily…

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