I have come across many books and seminars on leadership since I began my ministry in 1976. Some were great, others not-so-great. But one principle which has stuck with me is known as MBWA – Management by Wandering Around. The concept is simple, get out of the office, ivory tower, cubicle or wherever you have your workstation, and wander around the area where the actual work is being done. In that way, you get to interact face to face with those in your team and actually see what is happening in their sphere of influence and work areas.
Category: Blog
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We Are Still Not Ashamed!
I came to faith in Jesus as the Messiah in 1973 through the prayerful witness of a Lutheran layman. He cared enough about me and my salvation that he prayed for me daily for three years and introduced me to a Jewish book my rabbi did not want me to read. That Jewish book was the New Testament. For the first time in my life, I read of the hope and promises of the Messiah. I grew up surrounded by Christians, but until the age 23 not one of my Christian friends had ever spoken to me about Jesus.
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The Chutzpah of Faith
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, “I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.” (Ex. 32:13, ESV)
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Crown Him with Many Crowns
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receives the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible crown. (1 Cor. 9:24-25, KJV)
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Break Every Chain
Shalom aleichem! I pray all is well, you are in high spirits, and that this letter is a blessing both to your soul and your life.
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Daniel’s Prayer: He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear It Today
The horrors of these times wreak havoc on our world and lives. In the face of full-on sin and desecration of God’s holy name and law, let us return to the Lord in prayer that He might grant grace, mercy and forgiveness to believers and help seekers find salvation in Jesus.
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The Truth is Out There
How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil. (Job 29:2-6, NIV)
Presently, our great and wonderful State of Texas…
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Sweet Memories!
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV).
Recently, we had the privilege of attending the 2022 LWML Texas District’s 42nd Biennial Convention. What a treat! See the pictures…
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Palestine: A Brief History and Needed Correction
(This article appeared originally in the December 1997 Levitt Letter)
During the last few centuries, the world, Christians included, has fallen into a bad habit. We have bought into some early Roman propaganda. We have used the name Palestine, which Roman Emperor Hadrian placed on the country of Israel in 135 A.D., for so long that it has become common usage. This would be as incorrect as calling the Russia of today the “Soviet Union” or referring to Berlin as “East Germany”…If you know somebody who’s fallen into this habit, please share this article with them.
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The Power of Three
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken (Eccles. 4:12, English Standard Version).
Before I was a believer in Jesus, I had many different jobs in direct sales. I worked for a period with Mutual of Omaha, then sold Kirby vacuum cleaners, went on to Compact vacuum cleaners, tried my hand at door-to-door selling with waterless cookware, worked in a portrait photography studio selling graduation and wedding packets, and worked in several jewelry stores selling everything from costume jewelry to fine diamonds and watches.