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Iranian Protesters Shot – Video (The Dark Side of Leadership)

Posted in Christian, Leadership, News, Traveler and the Chaplain, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

WARNING: The last part of the video included in this post is quite graphic. The Iranian government responded to protesters last weekend by, well, by shooting them. In the last year the Iranian government has killed more than two dozen protesters. Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is a sad illustration of the dark side of leadership. [...]

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Helping the Poor

Posted in Christian, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just returned from church, Applegate Christian Fellowship, http://www.applegatefellowship.org/ , where I heard a most profound teaching from Matthew 25. The most intriguing part of Pastor Jon Courson’s, http://joncourson.com/ , teaching came when he reached the section of scripture that addresses the sheep and the goats. Jesus said, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, [...]

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Nigerian Bomber — One Courageous Family’s Response

Posted in Christian, Leadership, News, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on December 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A local news outlet from Wisconsin, WTMJ, http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/80201152.html , just published a story about the family that adopted the two Ethiopian children. Their actions on the Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked by the Nigerian/Al Queda bomber were outstanding! Check out this excerpt from the WTMJ article. “I would just like to know how to get to [...]

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The Nigerian Bomber and What Happened on the Plane

Posted in Christian, Leadership, News, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Check out this excerpt from the Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/26/AR2009122601150.html , describing what happened on the plane when the Nigerian bomber’s activities were discovered. If you haven’t already heard, this guy, who has been tied to Al Queda,  tried to take down a Northwest Airlines airliner headed for Detroit: “People were just running, and they were [...]

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5 Alarm Apartment Fire

Posted in Christian, Humility, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My fire department fought a fire last night. It came in around 8pm as a fire in an apartment. When our first engine arrived there was heavy involvement on the first floor with significant extension into the second floor. When I arrived there was heavy fire venting from the roof. At that point I would [...]

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Gilad Shalit

Posted in Christian, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Gilad Shalit — Wow, this video is like something out of a Hollywood movie — only it’s not — it’s real. Seems like the U.S. should help to free this guy. From Wiki: Gilad Shalit (Hebrew: גלעד שליט‎, born 28 August 1986) is an Israeli soldier who was captured[2] on 25 June 2006 by Palestinian militants in a [...]

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Keeping Cool

Posted in Christian, Humility, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on December 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Has anyone seen the story about the off duty police detective who drew his gun at a snowball fight? Check out the video: Sunday night (12/20/09) on 60 minutes I listened to a telephone answering machine message from Alec Baldwin — he was unloading on his teenage daughter. His embarrassment and humiliation were painfully obvious [...]

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Is Humility Essential to Good Leadership?

Posted in Christian, Humility, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Are you a Mom, a Dad, a coach, a boss, an older brother, or an older sister? If you are then believe me when I tell you that you’re a leader. And if you’re a leader it’s worth your while to learn to lead well! It will change your life! Check out this video of [...]

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Don’t Lose Heart!

Posted in Christian, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The other day I heard pastor Zach Vestnys, http://www.steadfastministries.net/default.aspx , describe a time in his life when he felt as though he were lying face down in the mud, unable to breathe, with someone’s foot on his neck. He was describing a time when he said he “almost lost heart.” At one point he was [...]

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Be Fruitful

Posted in Christian, Leadership, Traveler and the Chaplain, tagged , , , on December 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Had a conversation last night with a reader of this blog who shared that, long before the Duggars, sometime in the ’70′s, there was a CPA in the Chicago area who had 16 kids. Shortly after he moved his family to a new neighborhood, a neighbor reported him to the authorities for running an illegal [...]

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