Book Review: The Rescue. Seven People. Seven Amazing Stories…

Book Review: The Rescue. Seven People. Seven Amazing Stories…

The Rescue. Seven People. Seven Amazing Stories… by Jim Cymbala with Ann Spangler, published by Zondervan, 2017. I was intrigued by the offer to review this book. Broken lives finding new hope and direction, grace and redemption, rising up from despair to glory....
In The Darkness, Look To The Light

In The Darkness, Look To The Light

It’s been a week. My community, Westerville, Ohio, suffered the tragic loss of two outstanding police officers, killed in the line of duty. They were following up on a 9-1-1 hangup which ended up being a domestic violence situation. It was a first loss of a...
Rumor? Gossip? What’s the Difference?

Rumor? Gossip? What’s the Difference?

  Leaders often have to deal with rumor and gossip in the workplace. It’s important to understand the difference so the response is appropriate. Is it a rumor or is it gossip? Rumors are usually based in fact. However, when the facts are incomplete or are...

An Authentic Community Conversation

Who are we? What does community mean? What community (or communities) do we belong to? What do we care about in our community? What changes would we like to see in the community? What are we willing to do for our community? These are the meaningful and difficult...
Why Immigration Matters To Me

Why Immigration Matters To Me

In my 2017 quest to remain steadfast in authenticity, I decided to pause my visceral reaction to last week’s Executive Order on Immigration and check myself on what I was really feeling and what was at the root of those feelings. This is some of that reflection:...