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Ken

Jul 26
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What Do You Think

By Leadership
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.” — Vince Lombardi For the uninformed, Vince Lombardi was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the late 1950's and much of the 1960's. His teams won five NFL championships and the first two Super Bowls. Teams that win the Super Bowl are given the Lombardi trophy. As a person who makes a living by observing life and trying to help others navigate it, I've seen people who were stronger, faster, smarter, or with other advantages fail to win life's battles. Even those who sometimes start with a head start still fall short of the finish line. On the other hand, I've been blessed to witness people overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges to reach a goal or attain victory. It might surprise you,…
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Jul 24
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Leaning into God

By Church
I’m sure at some point you’ve seen one of those “God is My Co-Pilot” bumper stickers. The idea sounds good … “Me and God, we’re in this together.” If bumper stickers aren't your thing, you can also get the same slogan on coffee cups, trucker hats, and baby outfits. I even found it on a Koosie for your beer can, but I'm not sure I could recommend that in good conscience. The idea of “God is My Co-Pilot” sounds good. But let me just say this: if God is your co-pilot, then we’re both in the trouble – because that plane is going to crash somewhere. And it’s not God I’m worried about – it’s you! And for good reason … Raise your hand if you have ever thought you had a situation or a relationship completely figured out only to find out you were wrong. Wives, you have to let your husband raise his…
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Jul 10
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Working Harder Won’t Work

By Church
I grew up in a denomination that had a high regard for what the Bible taught AND for what we thought the Bible should have taught. Author Phillip Yancey had a similar experience. He described his childhood church this way: “They wouldn’t go bowling because liquor was served in bowling alleys and they wouldn’t go roller skating because it looked like dancing.” The underlying message was this: If we get everything right, God will be pleased with us and will bless us. We even sang hymns that reinforced it … When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His Word What a glory he sheds on our way! While we do His good will, He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey Not a shadow can rise, Not a cloud in the skies, But His smile quickly drives it away; Not a doubt…
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Jul 03
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When God Speaks

By Church
Do you have any phobias? If not, I found a list of phobias that you could choose from: Carnophobia = fear of meat (I have the fear of not eating meat) Chorophobia = fear of dancing (some of you should fear this, too) Ideophobia = fear of ideas (tend to become politicians) Pogonophobia = fear of beards (seems reasonable) Ecclesiophobia = fear of church (maybe you once had this fear) Glossophobia = fear of public speaking Public speaking consistently ranks in the top three most common fears. People are afraid of standing in front of groups large or small and speaking. I’m about to say something profound: Most of time, we speak because we have something to say. At other times we’re just rambling. At Mountainview, we just finished our fifth week of our series on the Life of Job. The short summary is this: Job has lost everything –…
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Jun 28
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Life-Giving Words

By Church
From an early age, each of us recognized the power of words. Every parent remembers when their child learned how to say "no" because they kept saying it over and over and over. Instead of hitting another child over the head, we taught our children to "use your words" to ask for something or to express themselves. We use words to describe what is and what should be. We use words to ask questions and give answers. We string words together into sentences to tell stories or explain problems. Small words, big words. It doesn't matter -- words are powerful. We understand this because all of us have a few words we hold on to. Words spoken to us by a mom or dad, a teacher or a coach, a friend or a boss. These words are forever lodged in our memory banks. They might be the words we go back to encourage…
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