I can remember trying to put puzzles together as a child. I started with the small six or seven piece puzzles and progressed to the more challenging ones. There was a season when, along with my mother, I was helping put together puzzles with hundreds or thousands of pieces. These puzzles had elaborate portraits of exotic places or delightful things on the box top. Putting the puzzles together was sometimes very frustrating, and I must admit that there were times when I wanted to give up. Honestly, I did give up on a puzzle or two, and left my mother to complete them by herself. The older I have gotten the more I realize the similarities between life and puzzles. [Read more…] about How to See Life as a Puzzle and Get it Done
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One Thing Guaranteed to Increase Your Success Rate
The one thing that I believe all pastors and ministry leaders have in common is the desire to be effective in both life and ministry. Whenever I have an opportunity to talk to pastors, ministry leaders, or potential church planters, I share that I have discovered one thing that can increase their rate of success in these areas. There is a widely discussed, but underutilized thing that can immediately benefit every pastor, parishioner, parent, and leader. [Read more…] about One Thing Guaranteed to Increase Your Success Rate
Give The Important Things Priority
http://youtu.be/q1as4DNOy3s
I love this video and think that it is a great reminder for a Monday morning. The idea of prioritizing the big rocks sounds simple, but so many of us attempt to organize our lives around the myriad small things that occur daily. Make this week different. Decide what is important and prioritize those things. You will be surprised how quickly the small things of life fall into their proper place. Live one life.
Enjoy Every Day…Just Like An Elephant
Life is short. We should take the time to enjoy every day, just like the elephant in this CNN video. Click the link above and enjoy the day! Happy Friday.

