The Disconnected Between Preparation and Purpose

Each stage of life has both preparation and purpose.  Each stage of life becomes a building block for what comes next.  Our preparation is continuous whether we know it or not.  The purpose remains constant.  That purpose is the support and...

The Off Balance Sheet Moral Liability

 The phone rings.  I answer.  The Board Chairman of “XYZ” Ministry introduces himself and says, “We have a long term staff member who is retiring in three months.  They just approached our Senior Pastor and shared that they were...

Money and Purpose Do Mix

  As a postscript to Rick Warren’s Magnus Opus, The Purpose Driven Life, he suggests that money and purpose do mix.  I’d take it one step further; it is difficult to fulfill a purpose without money as a component.  Seldom is it an issue of too much, or...

NOW IS THE TIME

Here is a Hi-Impact Quote: “I am dedicated to continuing my education and to follow God’s purpose and plan for my life as long as He allows me to be in this life.  I should not have put off doing this for more than 65 years but God is opening new doors for me...

A Retirement Bombshell!

We were talking about politics and a staff member reminded me that Hillary Clinton is 68, Donald Trump is 69, and Bernie Sanders is 74.… all in the first stage of retirement.   What stage are you in?  This realization affirmed for me the truth about and the...