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In God We Trust? Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Lamentations Within the past 24 hours I’ve heard some disturbing news. I’ve heard stories like these before but every time I hear them, my heart sinks a little. It shouldn’t be this way. Two pastors, one on the mainland and one local, have had to step down…

Ever since I was in elementary school, I’ve been an avid reader. The place I loved to hang out at wasn’t the mall, the movies, or the nearby McDonalds; it was the library. My library card was a treasured possession. I would bring home books on sleight-of-hand tricks, how to draw by Ed Emberley, and…

It Doesn’t Make Sense Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Jeremiah When I was in the fifth grade, going to the nearby YMCA was mandatory; swimming constituted the physical education portion of the class. There was only one problem: I didn’t know how to swim. Not only did I not know how to swim, I was scared…

A Low & Slow Work Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Jeremiah One of my wife’s new indulgences is watching a show on the Destination America channel called BBQ Pitmasters. This is where they bring together the best barbecue cooks around America to compete against each another. At the start of each show, three cooks will open…

The Cost of Doing What’s Right Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Jeremiah Many years ago, when I was a young Christian, I used to do office managing for a local company where I oversaw its administrative functions. One day our company received a huge contract from a mainland company and all of sudden everything changed. This…

A Leader’s Responsibility Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Jeremiah I was a senior in high school. My sister was in the sixth grade. My parents had to take an emergency trip to deal with some family matters overseas. My parents asked if I could take care of my sister while they were gone. As a senior…

The Call Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Jeremiah It was the beginning of 1985. I graduated from Kalani High School the previous year and was working at J.C. Penneys. With whatever free time I had between my job and my studies at the University of Hawaii, I spent helping Mike Palompo at a Youth for Christ…

A View of My Father Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Isaiah My father was a hard-working man. He was a certified public accountant and had an office in the Chinatown area of Honolulu. He would leave the house around 8am and be home by 6pm. His busiest time would be during tax season which went from…

Hope for Tomorrow Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Isaiah It was the late-1990’s. My pager buzzed at 10pm. I looked at the digital display and it was the phone number to the church office. The church had set up an emergency voice mailbox which was connected to my pager. When I called the mailbox to retrieve…

Thursday, April 30, was my last day on staff with New Hope Christian College, now known as Pacific Rim University. The staff put together a great potluck brunch with some of my favorite foods: fried rice, bacon, spam, donuts, coco puffs, cereal…basically anything that has to deal with breakfast because I love eating breakfast, even…