From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Why Men Should Be Happier

April 30, 2008

Mike Foster, a young, creative leader that I admire a great deal, recently posted a great blog on why men should be happier.  I have pasted it below.  Do you have any more reasons to add to this?  I posted one at the very end. ___________ Consider this: Your last name stays put. The garage [...]

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Ben & Jerry’s Was Like an Amusement Park

April 30, 2008

So, my wife and kids were amped all day yesterday about getting a free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cone.  I kid you not, when we made it to Ben & Jerry’s yesterday (a tiny store in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood), I saw the line from a distance.  I was shocked, because I could tell [...]

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Hawks (Need I Say More)

April 29, 2008

In spite of Paul Pierce throwing up a gang sign (are you serious Paul?) from the Inglewood Bloods, we beat the Celtics anyways! We’re going all the way baby! Haha! 

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Leading While Limping

April 29, 2008

I recently learned of a book, Leading While Limping: Turning Your Struggles Into Your Strengths, that is really helping me out.  I am definitely a limping leader.  Literally. I talk about it a great deal on this blog, but for those of you that may not know, I live with regular pain.  I was assaulted [...]

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My Wife is the Bomb

April 27, 2008

I have been in a lot of physical pain over the past few days after really straining my back on Saturday morning.  I just wanted the whole world to know that my wife, a real-deal diva, has stepped up in a major way while I am resting to prepare for a busy week. She even [...]

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Good Character Pays – Bad Character Costs

April 27, 2008

I was watching the NFL Draft yesterday and quickly noticed just how big of a role character played with all of the draft picks.  I learned a major lesson and want to share it with you. Mel Kiper, the NFL Draft guru for ESPN, had players rated on a scale based purely on their physical [...]

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The Importance of Getting it Right the 1st Time

April 26, 2008

John Ashcroft quickly learns that when you "slip" up and call Obama by the name of the most known terrorist in the world, you simply cannot recover.  Bet he doesn’t do that again.

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The King Team Hosts a Courageous Cookout

April 25, 2008

OK.  Even though my grill is not this doggone cool (I wish it was), the cookout that my wife and I are hosting next Saturday is going to be even cooler (and busier) than the lame event this dude is hosting. Haha.  For real though, my wife and I are hosting a cookout at our [...]

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Accepted into LEAD Atlanta

April 25, 2008

I just learned that I have been accepted into the next class of LEAD Atlanta.  I am very amped and hope to make the very best of a good opportunity.    I did my interview last week with one of the best photographers in the city.  Because I assumed that all photographers MUST have their [...]

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The Courageous Church

April 24, 2008

Courage.  It is the thing that is required for us to put our faith into action.  You see a vision.  You have a dream.  You may even have plans.  God has placed much of this on your heart and into the very fiber of who you are.  However, in order for you to cross over [...]

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Saying Thank-You (I Love You Mom)

April 23, 2008

Craig Groeschel, the Senior Pastor of LifeChurch.tv has been writing this week about the importance of saying thank-you to the people that have impacted and influenced your life.  Over the next few days, I am going to highlight just a small sample of some of the people that I know and don’t know that have [...]

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New Keys for a New Office for a New Tomorrow

April 23, 2008

Today I received new keys for a new office for a very new tomorrow in my life and in the life of my family.  Dr. Jim Howell, the very cool and kind Senior Pastor of this esteemed church in downtown Atlanta has agreed to provide free office space for the next year or so for [...]

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Father Michael Pfleger is Far From a Push-over!

April 22, 2008

Father Michael Pfleger of Saint Sabina in Chicago was interviewed by Fox News recently.  This video is why he is one of my heroes and role models.  Honesty comes with a price, but Father Pfleger keeps it real.  THIS IS A MUST-SEE VIDEO.  Shout out to Jack & Jill for providing the video.

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Just for Giggles – Obama vs. Billary on WWE

April 22, 2008

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10 Things

April 22, 2008

I have only been blogging for about a month now and I have learned that it takes a ton of time to do it well.  Tuesday’s are always incredibly busy for me, so I am writing this on borrowed time.  Here are 10 Things I Hope Happen Today. 10.  I leave the house in 25 [...]

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Michael Moore on the Election

April 21, 2008

The award-winning documentary guru, Michael Moore, speaks his raw and revealing thoughts about the election.  You can also check it out here. ______ Friends, I don’t get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn’t get their act together, and thus our votes [...]

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A Guest Blog from Wifey on a MAJOR DAY!

April 20, 2008

Today was one of the biggest, toughest days of our life.  At about 4 pm or so today, my wife, Rai, asked me if she could blog about it on here.  So, let me recap something amazing – my wife watched a UFC pay-per-view with me last night and is writing a guest blog today.  [...]

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35,000

April 19, 2008

Why did 35,000 people of every background come out to Independence Hall last night?  See here.

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Saturday is Clean the House Day

April 19, 2008

Sunday through Friday are crazy days for the King Team.  By the team it gets to Saturday, our house has the tendency to look like a tornado.  We used to think that something was wrong with us because our house didn’t look like we were the Huxtables, but we have learned that with two working [...]

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Women In Ministry (and Ministerial Leadership)

April 18, 2008

A few days ago this Seattle pastor that I admire tremendously wrote a widely read (and commented on) article that deals, in part, with the issue of women in ministry and the lack of advocacy on the part of influential leaders who claim to support the notion.  As a father of two daughters that have [...]

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