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BNI

Posted in Food for Thought, Life in general, service on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday our new BNI leadership team got its official training for the new BNI year that begins on Thursday.  The Director of BNI Central Valley came down for the 3 hour training, and we met at a local business’ conference room.
I have to say that I am really impressed with the quality of BNI ideas [...]

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Kindness

Posted in People, service, theology on July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Gavin Whitsett wrote the book,, Guerilla Kindness, and was the father of the Random Acts of Kindness movement.  Whitsett said that he wanted to remind people of the kind impulses that all of us had.  In a world that is often rude and unkind, it’s nice to have the reminder.
The Bible also reminds us of [...]

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Missio Dei

Posted in Church planting, Editorials, Missional, People, service on June 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Fred Peatross, from Huntington, West Virginia, is a friend of mine that I’ve never met in person.  Our relationship is facilitated by e-mail.  I live in California.  We became friends because of Jim Henderson who lives in Seattle, Washington.  West Virginia, California, and Washington—this is a great picture of our times.
Fred’s new book, Missio Dei, is [...]

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A Misunderstanding

Posted in Life in general, People, service on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Bev was looking for a new dress to wear to the Chamber of Commerce dinner and installation.  We went to Turlock because Bev likes shopping there, and we ended up in a Kohl’s.  I found a chair in the customer service area and took up residence.  Why stand when you sit?  I had a book [...]

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Micro Loans

Posted in Editorials, Life in general, service on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

ABC News featured a story tonight about micro loans.  These are small loans that are made to entrepreneurs all over the Third World, so that they can start businesses that will support their families.  Even small loans of $25 make a huge difference in the quality of life for these people.

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Public Show

Posted in Life in general, People, service on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I had a conversation recently that is troubling to me.  The gist of it was that the local Christian community should find a very public and visible place and schedule a prayerfest there.  In-your-face prayer.

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Public Service

Posted in Leadership, service on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today I had two meetings to attend, one early this morning and the other in the late afternoon. The groups were highly diverse in membership, and the individuals very busy and responsible people.
Despite their differences, the members share a common interest and love of Merced city and county. You will see them all [...]

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