Do your duty in all things. You can not do more. You should not wish to do less.
— Robert E. Lee

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A favorite artist of mine — and one of the few that I’ve ever met in person — will be in Santa Barbara tonight. His name is Justin McRoberts.
He performed at an event at Magic Mountain several years ago — just him and his guitar, no band, no backup singers, no lip syncing. He […]

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In my leadership readings for the week, I’m learning about reproducing leaders, or mentoring. The question for today is this:
Are you ready to begin thinking beyond your lifetime?
The truth is, I’m not. I continue to soak up leadership material, and to learn as much as I can from leaders who have been in the […]

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I just read a great article on time management by Peter F. Drucker, the management guru. Here are my notes from the article:
Keys to Successful Time Management
Keep a log of actual time-use and review it regularly.
Ask yourself the following questions as you review activities you’ve completed, and as you consider new tasks:
1. What would happen […]

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I was hoping to play tennis tomorrow, but with today’s rains, it really looks like it will be too wet to play.
Sigh.
The upside is I’ll have more time to develop my lesson for Sunday. I’m beginning a series on discovering your spiritual temperament based on Gary Thomas’ book Sacred Pathways. I’m quite excited to […]

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I found a group of guys who gets together regularly to play bball at the YMCA… only problem is that they play at 5:30 a.m. Ouch!
But I dragged my butt out of bed and made it down to play MWF of this week. The exercise is good, and the level of play is decent, so […]

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Just finished a great book, Irresistible Evangelism by Steve Sjogren, Dave Ping, and Doug Pollock. It challenges Christians to stop being so self-righteous, and to start being real with other people.
The lesson I walked away with was that I need to be a true friend, and let my friends see how God has changed me… […]

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