God's Faint Path: wilderness lessons on leadership and life

God's Faint Path: wilderness lessons on leadership and life Living the life as a Christ follower in a post-modern world, equipping a next generation of leaders for the Kingdom.

Investing myself through mentoring and coaching in Christian Leadership & Discipleship. As a lay person trying to understand how to live out my faith in the world, I've spent 25 years pursuing shapes in the mist, uncovering a calling, and gathering the courage to follow where Christ leads. God revealed Himself in the Rocky Mountains when I was a young man. Since then, I have always felt closest to God in the mountains.

Challenge refines us; invitation draws us in. The balance of both creates the possibility of transformation. Rick Rubin
10/24/2025

Challenge refines us; invitation draws us in. The balance of both creates the possibility of transformation. Rick Rubin

Let the teacher be gentle, yet strict. St. John Chrysostom

Boundary spanners help organizations see systems as interconnected, bridging disciplines and perspectives that otherwise...
10/17/2025

Boundary spanners help organizations see systems as interconnected, bridging disciplines and perspectives that otherwise remain isolated. Peter Senge

People who live at the intersection of networks are uniquely positioned to broker new ideas. Ronald Burt

Spiritual formation is not a program. It’s not a curriculum. It’s a relationship with Christ—an apprenticeship with Jesu...
10/10/2025

Spiritual formation is not a program. It’s not a curriculum. It’s a relationship with Christ—an apprenticeship with Jesus. Eugene Peterson

The call of Jesus is not just to believe in him, but to apprentice ourselves to him—to learn to think, speak, act, and live like him. That’s what it means to be a disciple. Mike Breen

Lord, that I might see you in this and every passing moment of my life. James Finley
10/03/2025

Lord, that I might see you in this and every passing moment of my life.
James Finley

He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing. St. Augustine

Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God, and our ears to the voice from heaven. St. Benedict
09/26/2025

Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God, and our ears to the voice from heaven. St. Benedict

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails. St. Augustine

“I have done what is mine to do. May Christ teach you what is yours.” Francis of Assisi’s last words to his followers
09/19/2025

“I have done what is mine to do. May Christ teach you what is yours.”
Francis of Assisi’s last words to his followers

Finding your calling is not ‘the answer’—it’s a lifelong dance with the question: What is mine to do? Richard Rohr

Vision gives rise to organizational goals, which in turn give rise to divisional goals, which in turn give rise to local...
09/12/2025

Vision gives rise to organizational goals, which in turn give rise to divisional goals, which in turn give rise to local goals. Each lower-level goal serves its higher-level goal, and ultimately, all serve the vision. Robert Fritz

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel A. Barker

Visionaries are the midwives of what is possible, opening the way for the future to enter long before it is born. They s...
09/05/2025

Visionaries are the midwives of what is possible, opening the way for the future to enter long before it is born. They see great promise for humanity and the world, even in the face of the daily news. Christine Valters Paintner

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood… but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The most common pattern in the structures of people’s lives is oscillation—back and forth between conflicting goals—beca...
08/29/2025

The most common pattern in the structures of people’s lives is oscillation—back and forth between conflicting goals—because their structures are created by conflicting motivations. Robert Fritz

The tension between your vision and your current reality can be used as a creative force to move you forward. Robert Fritz

Problem-solving is like building demolition--you are trying to take something away.  Creating is like architecture, tryi...
08/22/2025

Problem-solving is like building demolition--you are trying to take something away. Creating is like architecture, trying to make something new. Moving away from a negative reality is not a vision. Robert Fritz

Problem-solving is like building demolition--you are trying to take something away. Creating is like architecture, trying to make something new. Moving away from a negative reality is not a vision. Robert Fritz

If you don’t have credibility, you don’t have followers. If you don’t have followers, you can’t be a leader. Kouzes & Po...
08/15/2025

If you don’t have credibility, you don’t have followers. If you don’t have followers, you can’t be a leader. Kouzes & Posner, The Leadership Challenge

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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