Archive for June, 2011
RG2G 029 How to Say “No” to Small-Minded Religion
Our desire to know God and lead a meaningful life is one of the most powerful forces that drives us forward. So powerful is this desire, that it is easily manipulated by religion. America is littered with the victims of small-minded, toxic religion.
On our show today we talk… More
Dave Rave – 5 Things you Can’t Avoid
Let’s face it. In a perfect world, there are a lot of things we would choose not to experience. And yet, we don’t live in a perfect world. We live in the real world where some things simply can’t be avoided. And if they can’t be avoided, they should… More
Why Carrot-And-Stick Leadership is Dead
Are you like millions of others in America and around the world who dread Mondays and you think it’s because work is a necessary evil? Well, I’ve got good news for you. Work isn’t evil. Work is good. Work is virtuous. Work is what you were created for. It’s… More
I Didn’t Sign Up for This
Have you ever gotten to a place in your life where you are frustrated, nothing is going right, and you’ve just blurted out, “Hey, I didn’t sign up for this!”?
It could be in your work, your marriage, college, kids; a thousand different causes, but one result – you wind… More
FMBS 013 John 1:15-38: God Gets Down and Dirty
We continue in our study of John in today’s episode. We talk about the power of John the Baptist as he presents with great boldness and clarity, Jesus as the Messiah.
He talks about a new kind of grace, a power that will accompany the words and work of… More
RG2G 028 How to Get Over a Bad Church Experience
One of the most common experiences that Christians have is, somewhere down the road, a bad church experience. Some of these disappointments are so deep, so painful, and so long-lasting that Christians even abandon the church and their faith altogether.
Today on Renegade we talk about why these things… More
Dave Rave – 5 Signs You Shouldn’t Go Into Business for Yourself
When someone asks us who we work for, most of us would give the name of the company that signs their paycheck, or the place we go show up every day and do our thing. Yet, in this new economy, more and more people are taking on the entrepreneurial… More
How One Dog Can Bully Fifty Cows
One of the things I am thankful for as I reflect on my childhood are the summers spent on the farm, learning practical lessons about life. One that has always stood out to me is how one little collie dog, a dog that I could pet, run with, and play… More
A Hell called, “I Hate My Job”
Your job, even a good job, even work you love, is never going to be enough.
How often do we hear the advice, “Find your passion, follow your passion, do the work you love.” And while it’s really great advice, it’s only part of the picture. No job can fulfill… More
Leading in the New, Wild, Wild West
To say the least, things have changed. The economy’s changed, the government’s changed, there is upheaval, transition, and revolution all over the place. Leadership is also changing. It’s what the pundits call a “seachange.”
Leadership has to change because leadership is always about the context in which you lead. It’s… More
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