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When I was younger, there was an evangelism program called, I Found It, complete with celebrities, booklets, and bumper stickers. One of the messages of the advertising campaign used the image from Revelation 3 with Jesus standing at my door and knocking, promising if I will just let him in, he will come in and … Continue reading "Can’t Shake Jesus"

In this first episode, explore how the key to effective leadership starts with the personality of the leader. We suffer today because leadership in country, church, communities, and homes suffers from a Failure of Nerve. Chapter Exerpts and Study Guide Downloadable PDF A FAILURE OF NERVE by EDWIN FRIEDMAN Excerpts The colossal misunderstanding of our … Continue reading "Leadership Lesson One: The Nerve to Lead"

In this first episode, explore how the key to effective leadership starts with the personality of the leader. We suffer today because leadership in country, church, communities, and homes suffers from a Failure of Nerve. Chapter Exerpts and Study Guide Downloadable PDF A FAILURE OF NERVE by EDWIN FRIEDMAN Excerpts The colossal misunderstanding of our … Continue reading "Leadership Today: Lesson One: Failure of Nerve"

In this first episode, explore how the key to effective leadership starts with the personality of the leader. We suffer today because leadership in country, church, communities, and homes suffers from a Failure of Nerve. Chapter Exerpts and Study Guide Downloadable PDF A FAILURE OF NERVE by EDWIN FRIEDMAN Excerpts The colossal misunderstanding of our … Continue reading "Leadership Today: Lesson One: Failure of Nerve"

Friends in Nashville send me pictures from time to time when they see my friend Jimmie’s car around the city. Though Jimmie is gone, his impact on me lives on. Here is what I wrote about Jimmie in my book, ENOUGH… Jimmie has ENOUGH as a customized license plate. He was asked, “Jimmie, would you … Continue reading "ENOUGH around town…"

One of the better books I’ve read on leadership is David Logan’s book on Tribal Leadership According to Logan, no matter where in the world we live, we are all tribal people forming into groups in one of five stages of maturity. Our personal and tribal maturity is dependent on our view of the world. Here are … Continue reading "What’s Your Tribal Worldview?"

The wise question one thing above all else… their own certainty. See what you see… In Proverbs 9, wisdom calls out to those lost in their own certainties to find greater understanding, To those without sense she says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and … Continue reading "Beyond Certainty to Wise Insight"

Yesterday is gone.Tomorrow has not yet come.We have only today.Let us begin.Mother Teresa Free Study Guide https://davidjonespub.com/wp-content/... Free Copy of The Moment by David W. Jones https://davidjonespub.com/wp-content/...

For some, life is a glass half empty.For others, life is a glass half full.  But for a special few, life is perfect.  Life is ENOUGH. Inside this book and podcast, you’ll find simple, everyday words, like ENOUGH, which, if used in your pivotal moments, can help you to a fuller, happier, more contented life. … Continue reading "Enough – The Podcast"