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A High View of God Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Isaiah As a child, my father was my hero.  The memories of my childhood are scattered with memories of my dad. My dad’s accounting office was located near a comic book store and every Friday my dad would bring home a bunch of Superman and Batman…

The Big Picture Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Isaiah What’s your favorite type of movie? My wife likes different kinds and when she does watch, she’ll watch the same movie over and over again. For a season, she would watch Sense and Sensibility multiple times. Recently, she could be found watching Sister Act 2 over and…

The Legacy of Love Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Song of Solomon I met my wife almost 30 years ago when I was in college and volunteering for a youth group and she was a high school student. She had recently transferred from Northern California and, like any teenager, was trying to find a place to…

The Now and the Future Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Ecclesiastes Watching my daughter and son is watching a contrast in personalities. One likes order, the other is fine with chaos. One likes to plan ahead, the other goes with the flow. One strives for the grades, the other is fine with just getting by. Ever…

A Good Start Doesn’t Guarantee a Good Finish Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Ecclesiastes My wife and I have a guilty pleasure. It’s not something we’ve been trying to hide. It’s just that most people don’t know about it or don’t ask about it. We both like to watch NASCAR races. It all started when my…

The Discipline of Secrecy Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Proverbs During my youth ministry years, I would pay a visit to McKinley High School every week to meet students to invite them to our weekly youth meetings. This was when you could just walk on campus, pay a quick visit to the administration office, and walk…

Are You Prepared? Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Proverbs In Hawaii, during the months from June to November, we are told by the local news to prepare for hurricane season. They advise every household to have a box of emergency supplies filled with items such as flashlights, radio, and candles. Long lines at gas stations become…

A Learning Posture Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Proverbs It all started when I was cleaning out my parents’ home and I started feeling aches and pains in my shoulder. Dismantling bed frames, tables, and computer desks gave me a good workout. I also had to pack up cherished keepsakes; there were some things I couldn’t…

A Leader’s Foundation Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Proverbs The other day I was driving through downtown Honolulu, down Ala Moana Boulevard. Within a few miles I saw a lot of construction going on. At the former CompUSA site, a new condominium is going up. And right across the street from that site is another condominium…

Spiritual Benchmarks Leadership Lessons Book-by-Book – Psalms It was November 2011. I was going through a difficult time. A few months earlier my father passed away and my mother passed away a year before that. I was in the midst of cleaning their home, which was not an easy task. Being the trustee of my…