When I was young I remember standing in my grandpa’s workshop watching him build birdhouses. All the while, he would tell amazing stories from his life and experience. I hung on every word he said, and watched every movement of his hands and tools. His stories weren’t about wood, nails or screws. His stories were about life. But his project kept a 9-year-old engaged for hours.
Category: Stories
How to tell a more compelling story
“Dad, you got it wrong,” Josh said after the first service. He was probably 10 at the time, so I overlooked his blunt criticism of my teaching. Was it my theology, my application, my mismatched pairing of shirt and socks? “You got the story all wrong,” he continued.
Creating an atmosphere of trust at work and at home
This wasn’t about the servers at Logan’s Roadhouse. It was about me, and my family, and my team. Am I helping to create an environment that fosters joyful service and success? Or am I fostering mistrust, exasperating those around me with unreasonable expectations?
Why ideas aren’t enough
I’ve felt that way at conferences. I feverishly take notes, trying to jot down everything that might be useful in the future, only to file them away upon my return home.
He will meet you there
A member of our class turned on his weather radio for an update. There were tornado watches and warnings to the south and west of the Arkansas state park where we were hiking. They were headed our direction.