With the Seattle Mariner baseball season on the horizon, it seems like a good time to talk about suffering and endurance. Last year’s Mariner advertising slogan was “Ready to play.” Unfortunately, they forgot to complete the slogan with an adverb such as “well,” or “adequately.” Consequently, last year we experienced another Mariner season that surpassed […]
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The 5th Avenue Theatre’s David Armstrong and the Seattle Theater Scene
Seattle is one of the top three theater towns in the United States. In this indepth interview the 5th Avenue Theatre’s Executive Producer and Artistic Director, David Armstrong talks about the Seattle theater community with Doug Bursch of Live from Seattle. David Armstrong Interview
Wendell Potter, Health Care Reform Prophet
http://wendellpotter.com/ The following is a guest post and powerful testimonial from Wendell Potter concerning our broken health care industry. Wendell is a former insurance executive and the author of Deadly Spin, An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Wendell is a friend of mine with […]
You Will Never Win. . . . So Give it Away to a Better Cause.
Unfortunately, neither you nor I won the last big mega-millions jackpot. Since misery loves company, let’s see what we’ve learned. First, we are once again reminded, “You can’t win if you don’t buy a ticket.” More importantly, we’ve learned you won’t win if you do buy a ticket. You say, wait a minute, people win […]
Pastors Need Released, Not Resourced
Most pastors don’t need to be resourced. Instead, we need to be released to pursue the vision God has placed on our hearts. The Bible is rather clear about our position in Christ. We know from Genesis that every human being is made in the image of God and blessed with tremendous authority, capacity, and […]
The Line Between a Writer and a Crazy Man
I spend a lot of my life in my head. Some of my longest conversation occur when I’m alone. When no one is present or in need of my attention I talk to God, I talk to myself, I talk to unreachable friends and foes. I question, plead, lament, and interject. I rehearse what I […]
A Biblical Perspective of Visionary Leadership
There have been many words written about vision. From vision casting, to vision statements, to visionaries, the world is full of vision. On many different occasions I’ve been asked to describe my vision or the vision for the church I pastor. My first response is usually an issue of clarification. “What do you mean by […]
The Primary Motivation for My Life
God wants to guard my heart. He desires to protect me from pursuing a path that will hurt myself and others. He is continually asking me to consider his way, his perspective. God is reality. He is the author of beauty, love, and life. God knows me better than I know myself. God sees, […]
Guest Voice: Giving Up Fruit Inspection
(Today’s Guest Blog is From Ron Almberg Jr. At Weatherstone’s Blog. Ron Almberg is a former pastor of 25 years who now works in real estate to support his ministry of writing, speaking and mission efforts to unreached people groups. His blog can be found at http://weatherstone61.wordpress.com/) What is it within the human psyche that […]
Precious stone or kicking stone?
The Scripture says that in Christ each person is a precious stone, a living stone, chosen by God (1 Peter 2:5). Yet when we gaze into the mirror, we often don’t fully see this image. In our spiritual journey, many of us are unwilling to wait long enough for God’s perspective to be revealed in […]