The Mindful Leader

I was in the Army for over twenty years.  Building acronyms was part of what the Army did. Instead of saying someone was “absent without leave” we said they were AWOL, most often pronounced “A-Wall.”  Old timers might spell it out “A-double u-oh-el.”  VUCA is an acronym. On the negative side it means: volatility, uncertainty, … More Transforming VUCA to Building the Kingdom — Pastor Musings — April, 2016

Psalm 118:24:  (New Revised Standard Version) “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), English writer, journalist and Christian apologist. When I step out before you … More Happiness Doubled by Wonder — November, 2015 Musings

September 2, 2015, should be a remembrance day[1]:  seventy years since the end of the most horrific war in world history.  The world, in theory, was at peace after ten years of “world war” with a twenty-one year armistice in the middle.  War was declared in June, 1914 and on September 2, 1945 victorious and … More A Remembrance Day