What Story Are You Telling?
If you’ve read this blog for a few seconds you know that I’m a freakishly huge Disney fan. Not the type of fan where I have a Captain Hook costume in my closet and the...
Category: First Impressions
Flashback Friday: West Club is Going to the Dogs
From the archives: a must love dogs story… The Summit’s West Club Campus is located in the heart of a historical neighborhood that is populated with urban professionals and urban professional canines. These are the types of...
Flashback Friday: Relationship Rules
If you’re a pastor, it’s about people. It’s not about your processes, preferences, or performance. It’s simply about people. Today’s wayback machine talks a bit more about that… I’ve had two pretty major relational upheavals...
Why We Don’t Use The “V-Word”
My family is going through a season where we have to watch our language. We have a two year old politeness monitor who has been told that she can’t say “stupid.” So every time I...
The Sermon Really Does Start In The Parking Lot
Every once in a while an email comes across my computer screen that just has to be shared. This is one of those. I share the following (abbreviated) selection with the author’s permission: Hello Danny,...
Flashback Friday: Be. Aggressive. Be, Be Aggressive
It’s Friday. My proverbial feet are up. I’m pondering deeper issues of the universe like “How has Nickelback sold that many albums?” and “Why do I have proverbial feet?” Anyway, here’s a clip from the...
Flashback Friday: When A Good Deal…Isn’t
Here’s an oldie but a somewhat-goodie. What makes it goodie, you ask? It’s already been written. I’m takin’ the day off. …we’re going to need your Social Security number, you need to quote five consecutive...
The Not-So-Secret Leadership Principles of Chick-Fil-A
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend Chick-Fil-A’s Customer Appreciation Night here in Raleigh-Durham. Dan Cathy, President and COO of my favorite chicken chain, was in town and we were going to party till...
Use Your Own Bathroom
I’m not exactly what you would call a public restroom aficionado. As a born-and-bred germaphobe, I’m not a big fan of hanging out in the bacterial rodeo we call the men’s room. I believe that a...
The First Visit Should Set Up The Second Visit
This is part five in the Five Plumb Lines series. Jump to the other posts at the bottom of the page. The first visit should set up the second visit. My entire first impressions paradigm...
