Lead Change Group

Did you see the movie or read the book, The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall? In it the main character, Jason, goes to a Central American nation that I don’t recall to help out with a project that his father was involved in. The project was a library. Jason is a bit jaded when he [...]

Annually, The Willow Creek Association puts on a Leadership Summit where some great minds in church and business leadership share ideas about leadership.  I attended several years ago and, while energized, I felt that the speakers challenged me to do things I was powerless to do.  As a layperson in the structured church, I feel [...]

We naturally seem to serve ourselves.  We eat and sleep and do whatever we do for mostly selfish reasons.  At least I do.  I don’t like to admit it, but I’m eating what I want for lunch as I type this.  I didn’t choose what I’m doing because it served someone else.  I choose based [...]

What’s the purpose of capitalism? What’s the point? What about wealth? Is it’s only purpose to purchase comfort, or power or influence? What about benevolence; have you ever wondered why you feel good when you do something for someone else? Why is doing something for others considered “good?”