I learned two words today. Metonymy is a literary device. It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. http://literarydevices.net/metonymy/ Antinomy \an-ˈti-nə-mē\ 1: a contradiction between two apparently equally valid principles or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles …
Aug 11
Lead From Where You Are And With All That You Have (Lolly Daskal)
Lead From Where You Are And With All That You Have Themes: (other) people, communication, connecting, dialogue quote: How many times have you heard yourself say If only I had the right role … the right job … the right business … the right opportunity, then I would step into my leadership. But that role, …
Aug 08
Needs to be the Big Four: Four Things Ministry Leaders Should Invest In
http://www.harvestministryteams.com/blog/2015/03/four-things-ministry-leaders-should-invest-in/
Aug 08
50 Simple but Powerful Habits to Leave Your Mark
http://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/50-simple-ways-to-leave-your-mark.html?cid=sf01001
Aug 04
12 ways to increase your church sending capacity
http://www.harvestministryteams.com/blog/2015/08/12-ways-to-increase-your-church-sending-capacity/
Aug 01
Youth Group Mission Trip 2015
Wesley (Macomb), Savoy, and Pekin First UMC churches. July 18-25, 2015. Denver. Stayed at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, CO. DICP Day Camp Monday: met Geogina, asst. Director. Stayed at school most of the day. Watched Lion King. Went to performing art center for voice and actions games. Tuesday: a.m. Scavenger hunt at Colorado Mills …
Jul 11
One Word transformation.
https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/one-word-away-from-transformation/ Describes how to pick one word a year to focus on. Kinda like, in a way, my Christmas boxes.
Jul 10
Curating 21st Century Faith Formation
Nice list of e-resources for Faith formation. http://www.21stcenturyfaithformation.com/digital-faith-formation-resources.html
Jul 07
Five Great American Paintings
In 2008 a series highlighting five great paintings by Norman Rockwell appeared on the ruleofreason.blogspot.com/ site. Author, Nicholas Provenzo, begins with the words, “The American painter Norman Rockwell ranks among my favorite artists.” I whole-heartedly agree! Provenzo describes, in nice detail, five great Rockwell paintings. They are: Part I: The Scoutmaster Part II: The Homecoming …
Jul 07
A Principled Pluralism
A few comments following the Obergefell v. Hodges SCOTUS decision handed down 6/26/15. I’m intentionally not commenting here on the decision itself. My concerns are the bigger picture. The decision handed down is contrary to the beliefs of many Christians and it is also consistent with the beliefs of many Christians. I’m concerned that Christians …
1 John 4:19
http://quoteseverlasting.com/quotations/category/c-s-lewis-2/