BIG ISSUES WE FACE TODAY When I am not traveling the training (GTN Divine Expedition Training), I have been working on a manuscript titled Big Issues We Face Today. I just completed the 10th out of 12 sections. My hope is that this work will help equip believers to navigate the various ideologies that make … More A Different William and Mary
CULTURAL IDEOLOGICAL DEI A quick search of DEI on the internet finds the following: DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Diversity refers to the presence of differences within a given setting or group. In the workplace, this can encompass various aspects of human difference, including race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and … More The Right Kind of DEI
GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK 2025 The last week of February into the first week of March, I was part of the Global Training Network (GTN) leadership summit. The first few days brought together the Senior Executive Leaders Team (another acronym, SELT). These are mature, seasoned, and gifted pastors and leaders, who are engaged in equipping and … More 87 Countries
THE CROWBAR Two weeks ago, I visited what used to be our house with daughters Stephanie and Leslie, son Linus Jr, and granddaughter Willa. We wanted to beat the heavy rains expected (and the mudslides when they came). It had already rained a bit the day before, so the drywall, now lying on the ground, … More A Crowbar, a Diamond Ring … and More Beautiful Than …
IT WASN’T ME! I didn’t see the the 1938 movie entitled, “You Can’t Take It With You,” but apparently Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff said to a wealthy, Mr Kirby: “Maybe it’d stop you trying to be so desperate about making more money than you can ever use? You can’t take it with you.” Jesus said something … More Who Said You Can’t Take It With You?
JOY IN CONNECTING AS 2024 CAME TO AN END I am grateful for you all, who in this past year (and past years) were part of our Global Training Network ministry (both at home in the US and abroad where we are training networks of leaders). One of the joys for me, as 2024 wound … More Flashing Back, Pressing Forward
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