I remember working with a US National Team Soccer player filming a video at the Walt Disney Sports Complex years ago and can recall how everything was coming together for a ministry project. The grass was green and plush, the soccer ball shiny with large dimples, and the weather was sunny– perfect I thought. But when it was time for … Read more
The term gatekeeper, in a business-sense, is someone who serves to guard or block the flow of information or one whom controls access to someone or something. If you have ever tried to make an appointment with a senior executive or business owner, they often have a gatekeeper to serve as a filter for them to protect their time. It’s … Read more
“When he (King Herod) saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover. So Peter … Read more
Living in Japan I learned quickly that communication goes beyond the words spoken. After giving a sponsorship presentation, I asked my team if they had any questions. No one raised their hand, so I assumed they understood. However, I learned afterwards that a couple of people had very important questions to ask but I missed it. I soon learned that … Read more
It may feel like you are sitting right now but actually Planet Earth is moving around the sun at 67,000 mph making a full revolution every 24 hrs. So the next time you feel like you’ve had an unproductive day, remind yourself that you traveled more than 1.5M miles in space today! “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. … Read more
Albert Einstein did not speak until he was 4-years-old and did not read until he was 7. His parents thought he was “sub-normal,” and one of his teachers described him as “mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams.” He was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. He did eventually learn to speak, … Read more
“If I ran the zoo,” said a young Gerald McGrew, “I’d make a few changes, that’s just what I’d do…..” The lions & tigers and that kind of stuff, They have up here now are not quite good enough. You see things like these in just any old zoo. They’re awfully old-fashioned. I want something new! — Dr Seuss If … Read more
I have always been under the impression that God has never and will never break a promise. I think there are over 4,000 promises from God in the Bible and his promises never fail. He is the great promise-keeper, the stone-cold-lead-pipe-lock covenant-maker. However that all changed when I read this verse in perhaps the least likely place in the Bible. … Read more