What are my chances of executing a good succession? Statistically, not good. But I have a plan. Let’s assume that most succession failures happen because leaders lack understanding; maybe they […]

I talked to a young man yesterday who believes that his generation is weaker in body and mind than my generation – therefore they should not have to meet the […]

Solomon was chosen from among David’s many sons to succeed his father on the throne of Israel. God chose Solomon because he was a ‘man of peace’. Solomon would now […]

This week a young rich boy, tearing through Bangkok in the family Lambourgini, hit and killed a policeman. His next move reveals the greatest pitfall of succession. Because he is […]

If I put in 30 years at the mill, they will send me home with a gold watch and hire a younger guy to do my job, but if I […]

In 1980 I received the invitation, “Al, would you and Terry go out and raise money to start an orphanage in Thailand?” You become the assistant by saying, “Yes”, typically […]

Leadership begins with no invitation. An invitation may come later, once you prove yourself interested, dedicated, and able. Joshua went where Moses went, invited or not. He was in the […]

One hundred years after, William Booth’s vision to evangelize the poor is stronger than ever. Have you seen his new web based tv network? The ‘V’ in SAVN stands for […]

My Dad promised he would spend all his money so my siblings and I would have no inheritance to fight over. It might have been better to teach us not […]