This video has been around for a while, but I don’t think I’ve posted it here before. Makes me laugh every time.
My favorite part is when the guys shows the ancient leprechaun flute and humbly says, “I just came to help out.” — I’m sure his Irish great-great grandfather is proud.
Most of all, I can’t believe this actually aired on television.
And by the way, I think Lucky Charms is quite possibly the best cereal ever created.
When I started reading this book, I breathed a sigh of relief. That’s because I received a copy of this book for free for the purpose of reviewing it on my blog. In addition to that my friend Justin Lathrop (who is on staff with the author) invited me to the “blog tour” of the book. When I accepted the invitation, in the back of my head I said, “I hope this is good, because I really don’t want to struggle to give it a decent review.” However all fears were quickly forgotten as I began to read. “Steering Through Chaos”
In “Steering Through Chaos”
Scott does a great job communicating in a way that comes across as sincere, authentic and experienced. His approach and style made reading this book not only informative, but enjoyable as well. Often I felt like Scott was just having conversation with me over coffee. In chapter 8, he discusses the importance of having a life coach. For the author, it’s the single most important principle in the book. I couldn’t help but think that the book itself is like a mini life coach session with Scott.
Most books that I read end up back on the shelf and get lost in the mix. A few books go to the shelf and stick out. These are the books that I make note of their position, the look of the spine and its height. These are books that I want to find again. The ones that will serve as a reference for me in the future. “Steering Through Chaos”
For me, this book was a refreshing look at what pastoral ministry is about. Reading it served as a sort of “realignment” for me. Unfortunately, in the past I’ve seen a lot of what ministry is not. This book has come to me at a time when I really needed to see an optimistic, healthy, God-honoring perspective of ministry and the challenges that it brings. I appreciated that Scott’s passion isn’t to lead effective change in and of itself. Instead his focus is to be deeply committed to following Jesus and bringing as many people as possible with him on the journey (even though that often results in a bit of chaos along the way). This is probably best illustrated in chapter 5, which deals with the importance and need for corporate prayer. It’s a powerful reminder to make sure we’re listening to the right voice.
This is a book that I’m going to be recommending to the staff I serve with at Cornerstone. It provides some great insight on how we can work through some of the challenges that we are/will be facing as we continue to grow and transition.
I recommend this book to anyone in a leadership role, especially those in ministry and those who need to keep a vision alive in front of a group of people.
You can purchase “Steering Through Chaos”
Several weeks ago I was reading from the One Year Reading Plan when I came across 1 Corinthians 6. The Apostle Paul is writing about how some of the Christians at Corinth had disputes with each other and had brought those disputes to secular courts for judgment. Paul criticizes them for their inability to resolve their differences on their own.
But then Paul takes the topic to a deeper level. He says in verses 7-8,
“Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers.”
And then week ago Pastor Phil spoke about forgiving those who have hurt you and caused you pain. It was a great message. One of those where you nod your head and think, “yeah, I need to forgive those horrible, evil, arogant people who have wronged me. They’re so bad for treating poor, innocent me that way (#sarcasm).”
Then came the proverbial “kick in the teeth”.
Pastor Phil closed the message out by encouraging us to not only forgive, but then to also pray that those who have wronged us would experience blessing.
Ouch.
Then this past week, Mark Batterson wrote on his blog about bitterness and how to overcome:
I honestly believe that prayer is the only antidote to anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. You can’t just forgive. You’ve got to pray for that person. Why? Because it will change your heart. You’ll find that a supernatural love for that person disarms your anger. Forgiveness will set your free. And prayer is the key.
Um, anyone else see a reoccuring theme here?
Yeah…I think I have some praying to do….
My son, Parker, turned six today. I can’t express how proud I am. The kid is a genius. Today we found out that he’s the only kindergartner in his school (out of four classes) to pass all of the math challenges up through 1st grade. He’s been playing basketball with our kid’s church teams and I can’t believe how quickly he’s picked it up. The following clip is from a few weeks ago.
Anyway, I just wanted to take the opportunity to brag. Happy birthday, Parker!
