Thought it would be interesting to repost one of my scattershooting blogs, this one from November 23, 2008, just days after Barack Obama was elected President. I note that I was wrong about Iraq, but pretty much on target otherwise. Take a read; not a word has been changed. Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Christopher […]
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mobile is 8x says Google founder
March 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on mobile is 8x says Google founder · Influencers, Mobile
“Mobile Web adoption is growing eight times faster than the first wave of PC Internet adoption. There may be some limits, but we’re not anywhere near them.” – Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google
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Bonhoeffer: We Cannot Plan . . .
August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Bonhoeffer: We Cannot Plan . . . · Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
We have grown up with the experience of our parents and grandparents that people can and must plan, develop, and shape their own lives, and that life has a purpose, about which people must make up their minds, and which they must then pursue with all their strength. But we have learned by experience that […]
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Max De Pree: What Is Leadership?
July 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on Max De Pree: What Is Leadership? · Influencers, Leadership, Management
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. That sums up the progress of an artful leader. Concepts of leadership, ideas about leadership, and leadership practices are the subject of much thought, discussion, […]
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The Emperor's New Clothes
April 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on The Emperor's New Clothes · Honesty & Candor, Influencers
. . . there lived a vain Emperor whose only worry in life was to dress in elegant clothes. He changed clothes almost every hour and loved to show them off to his people. Word of the Emperor’s refined habits spread over his kingdom and beyond. Two scoundrels who had heard of the Emperor’s vanity […]
It's Time for Temerity
October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on It's Time for Temerity · Honesty & Candor, Influencers, Politics
Dr. Ian Hay, international missions statesman, wrote an article some years ago about “The Old Temerity.” It was the first time I consciously encountered the word temerity. Abridged dictionaries capture only a piece of its rich meaning. They focus not on the boldness which is at the heart of temerity, they instead press on the […]
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Reflections on a Giant
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Reflections on a Giant · Character, Friends, Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
Clyde Cook, named after the River Clyde in Scotland, was a giant of a man. There is no one I admire more, no one in my memory who has touched so many lives worldwide in such a personal way. But even giants don’t travel alone; this one walked with His Savior and with his greatly […]
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A Giant Has Left Us: Clyde Cook with the Savior
April 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Giant Has Left Us: Clyde Cook with the Savior · Character, Friends, Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
Words fail to describe the impact of Dr. Clyde Cook on my life, the life of my family, and the lives of untold thousands he touched during his distinguished life and ministry. More personal thoughts will follow later. For now, here is an excellent article reprinted courtesy of Assist News Service. Dr. Clyde Cook, former […]
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