Pivot, Pivot, Pivot! with Mark Sheldrake

Pivot, Pivot, Pivot! with Mark Sheldrake

Pivot, Pivot, Pivot!   Happy New Year, Leaders!   In the mid-’90s, a television show swept across North America. With its popularity, Thursday night TV became “must-see TV” as a show about six friends captured the hearts of those who watched. Last year NBC...
Leading through Job with Mark Sheldrake

Leading through Job with Mark Sheldrake

Leading Through Job A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to lead a group of people through the Book of Job in our Precept Study Program. Forty-two chapters in six days! And I plan to do it again in March for two reasons. First is that the topic of suffering and how...
Creative Questions with Carol Folkeringa

Creative Questions with Carol Folkeringa

Creative Questions Who is the author? Who are the recipients? Why did the author write the letter? What is the historical setting for the letter? Sound familiar?  These are the typical kinds of questions we ask when doing a review at the beginning of a Precept Upon...
Training 101 with Mark Sheldrake

Training 101 with Mark Sheldrake

Training 101 In 2012 I read a book called Marathon by Hal Higdon with the intent that this book would teach me all I needed to know about running a marathon.  I remember looking at the appendix before the rest of the book, hoping there were some shortcuts and a...