My Top 5

leaders

  • Jesus
  • Paul, the Apostle
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Winston Churchill
  • D.L. Moody

movies

  • Second Hand Lions
  • The Social Network
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Brave Heart
  • Gladiator

dumb quotes

  • Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. (Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC)
  • If I sold all my liabilities, I wouldn’t own anything. My wife’s a liability, my kids are liabilities, and I haven’t sold them. (Ted Turner)
  • I do not like this word “bomb.” It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding. (Jacques le Blanc, French ambassador on nuclear weapons)
  • And now the sequence of events in no particular order. (Dan Rather, television news anchor)
  • If it weren’t for electricity we’d all be watching television by candlelight. (George Gobel)

books

  • Jesus Manifesto (Leonard Sweet)
  • Interactive Excellence (Edwin Schlossberg)
  • Re-Imagine (Tom Peters)
  • The Normal Christian Life (Watchman Nee)
  • Purple Cow (Seth Godin)

desserts

  • Chocolate Silk Pie
  • Coconut Cream Pie
  • Graeters Ice Cream
  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
  • Brownies with Ice Cream

cool quotes

  • It is not the art of the performance but the art of the participation. –Leonard Sweet
  • Winners take imperfect action while losers are still perfecting the plan. –Gina Graves
  • We should do something when people say it is “crazy.” If people say something is “good” it means  that someone else is already doing it.–Hajime Mitarai
  • Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, “Where have I gone wrong?”/ Then a voice says to me, “This is going to take more than one night.” –Charles Schultz
  • If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less. –Gen. Eric Shinseki

bands

  • Yes
  • Kansas
  • Steely Dan
  • Allman Brothers
  • Deep Purple

places

  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Lexington, KY
  • Seattle, WA
  • Carmel, CA
  • Gatlinburg, TN

things I said

  • Leadership is about turning spectators into participants
  • If what you are teaching is relevant, you are already behind.
  • Show me an idea that can’t be criticized and I will show you a bland/mediocre idea.
  • Trusting God will take you further than merely being spiritual.
  • The idea of changing the world is utter non-sense…unless you’re a children’s pastor. Then it might be possible.

fast food restaurants

  • Qdoba
  • 5 Guys Burgers
  • Chipotle
  • Moes
  • Fazollis

writers

  • Watchman Nee
  • Dinesh D’Souza
  • Leonard Sweet
  • Tom Peters
  • Seth Godin

pastors

  • Andy Stanley
  • Perry Noble
  • Chuck Smith
  • Pete Hise
  • Irwin McManus

drinks

  • Jones Cream Soda
  • Sweet Tea
  • Coke
  • NOS Energy
  • Pepsi

daughters (in the order I obtained them)

  • Terra
  • Mica
  • Shannon
  • Morgan
  • Amanda

gadgets

  • Apple Computer
  • Garmin Nuvi GPS
  • Wooden Back Scratcher
  • T.P.Bazooka
  • JVC Everio Video Camera

scriptures

  • How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! –Psalm 139:17,18 (NLT)
  • May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. –Eph. 3:19 (NLT)
  • For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. –Romans 1:16 (NLT)
  • But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. –1 John 4:4 (NLT)
  • And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth. –Revelation 5:10

stand-up comedians

  • Brian Regan
  • Jerry Seinfeld
  • Kathleen Madigan
  • Jeanne Robertson
  • Durwood Fincher

down-time

  • all things family
  • sleeping in my hammock
  • watching the news
  • going to a movie
  • sitting on the beach

seasons

  • spring
  • basketball season
  • summer
  • football season
  • any season I don’t have to mow the grass

sports

  • college basketball
  • NFL
  • college football
  • baseball
  • anything but hockey

actors

  • Clive Owen
  • Diane Lane
  • Russell Crowe
  • Robert Duvall
  • Michael Caine

hoaxes

  • evolution
  • over-population
  • global warming
  • The Piltdown Man
  • The DaVinci Code

healthy foods

  • sea salted almonds
  • rice cakes
  • egg whites
  • McIntosh apples
  • Snickers (this one is still being researched)

ways to keep warm during the winter

  • long underwear
  • heater under the desk
  • heated seats in vehicle
  • toboggan hat
  • stay inside when at all possible

games

  • Super Mario with my wife
  • scrabble
  • boggle
  • chess
  • rook

tv shows

  • My Name is Earl
  • O’Reilly Factor
  • 24
  • Seinfeld
  • The Red Green Show
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