philosophy and the work conversation
the context of this article was from my time at rock church in san diego. the original was posted on…
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the science of story
okay so my blog is sub-par. that does not mean that if you are reading this that you are sub-par,…
means.ends.
i believe that there is a coming crisis to the church in america. it is not a crisis of identity,…
four reasons we need to abandon work expectations and focus on standards
my life, and i suspect that it may be the same for many of you, has been a constant stream…
five truisms to help change your organization’s culture
over the years i have been blessed with the opportunity and the fortune to help shape culture in organizations. some…
love.hate.
darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.…
on.perception.
take a look at the image above. what do you see? do you see a duck facing to the left…
subtle reflections upon the blatant and obvious
lament. that is a word that has some teeth to it. that is a word that is so deeply rooted…
ten futile workplace cliches
i love cliches. when i was a kid living out in the void space between red bluff and cottonwood in…
rise above.
in this final installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to…
do better.
in this second installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to…
be better.
over the next several days i will be posting several blogs revolving around the my personal ethos and the standard…
the beginning of fear
today, as in antiquity, the answer to the ultimate question of “life, the universe, everything” stands as both something that…
the joy of zero: 5 easy steps to a clean inbox
today is a good day – that is, i have found the joy of zero. that is right, the joy…
a guide to understanding my bitstrip humor
i have gotten multiple comments that the bitstrip comics i post are hard to understand or that the humor is…
3 steps to enjoy the best coffee from starbucks
i am not a coffee geek. far from it. in fact i am very fond of frankencoffee™ — usually consisting…
right story. right people.
recently someone asked me what my philosophy of marketing is. being me, i had a quick answer to their question:…
this friday is truly good
on the way to church for wednesday night fun my five year old, roman, asked my if i knew why…
on web marketing (revisited)
i wrote this blog post a little over three years ago for a friend of mine who was starting up…
rosie the outraged cow
this latest installment of the random stories that i share with my children at bedtime quickly became a favorite of…
decision parallax
do you make decisions? yes, we all do. as a matter of course, everyone, everyday is faced with a series…
unique. pink. chicken.
recently i have begun telling my kids special stories before they go to sleep. at first it was out of…
come on kindle light my fire
kindle fire wins. it is an inescapable truth, and as an ardent nook pundit it pains me greatly to admit…
flying coach
one of the things in this world that i find myself being passionate about is organizational and leadership development. to…
advocacy at what cost?
much of the theology that surrounds advocacy in the modern christian church seems to be heavily influenced by Christ’s conversation…
awesomeness is awesome
the awesomeness of this is just awesome (courtesy of geeksaresexy.net)
good man speaking well
today i came across an interesting article regarding the utility of social networking and social media in the milieu of…
crack in the ipad
so recently my three year old son, roman xavier (yes that is his first name – so what if there…
sometimes things are just funny
this is just too funny not to share (courtesy of geeksaresexy.net)
geekery par excellence
as those who know me may attest, i am a geek of stereotypical proportions. that is to say that i…
it’s the little things
being a lifelong geek there are moments in may life where validation comes in the most unexpected ways. let me…
the universally spectacular promise of a messiah
believe it or not i am a nerd… a class a geek…i know the all of the dialog to the…
the challenge of the bible
in 2006 i came up with an idea of how i could get myself to read through the Bible on…
prop 8 revisited
this is my response to a thread on facebook that got me fired up: “this issue is not about church…
los angeles does not care
this morning my wife asked me why we are getting the la times delivered to our house – i had…
gtd – the elson way
so on my quest to be personally more productive i have realized that the reason the gtd system (created by…
the downward spiral of social networking and sin
over the last few months the notion has begun to cross my mind that their is an ill effect of…
a pain in the …
a funny thing happened on the way to church this morning – or rather, once i got here. as i…
definition of a pastor
recently a good friend of mine posted a new entry into his blog (the details of which are not important…
what in the world is God up to
every now and then i am reminded of the awesome power and majesty of God. for me it is never…
a matter of health
recently i have gone through quite a bit of interesting things in my life. from issues of changing compensation, coming…
quick study; numbers | proverbs | john
Numbers 34; Proverb 25; John 7 highlights – Proverb 25:27; John 7:4; 7:8; 7:18 ever sit down to evaluate things…
goodness gracious its friday
On this day that is set aside for the Christian faith to both celebrate and lament one of the three…
the death of an angel
I know that I try to be clever with the titles of my posts – some play on words or…
a simple case for God
here is a simple case for the existence of God that i offer as fodder for thought: 1. something is…
quick study: numbers | proverbs | ephesians
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…
apolyptic discourse and the evangelic church
When I was an undergraduate at The Beach, I had a wonderful opportunity to write extensively about the discourse and…
in sickness and in health
A friend of mine today sent me a link to a news item from the great state of Iowa explaining…
from the mouth of a child
this afternoon i had the rare privilege of picking up my daughter from school. as she ran from the tables…
images from the beach
Last evening the wife and I walked briskly around our alma matter – csulb. It was a good time of…
simple faith
An interesting thought occurred to me recently (well actually tonight) – how do you keep faith when you have lost…
no vote, no voice
it is too simple to say that may 1, 2007 will be a day that will be scrutinized with a…
God created
Starting with the first chapter of the first book of the Torah or the Bible begins immediately. Regardless of the…
sport evangel
As a huge sports fan and pundit, I am constantly finding myself drawn to listening to sports radio as well…
twenty cents (a paradigm)
Most commentaries take these verses to be very straightforward. That is to say that the battle Christians face isn’t necessarily…