Strength & Fitness

Since mid-July, I've been lifting weights and eating better. I've lost over 20 pounds of fat, and gained back much of my youthful strength. I decided to video a lift I did today. It's called a Partial-Deadlift. The idea is to pick up a weighted barbell from just above knee height. So here's my lift. It's 465 lbs. The bar is 45 lbs. On each side, there are 2x45 lb plates, 2x35 lb plates, and 2x25 lb plates.

Spiritual Leadership - Initiative

“A leader must initiate.

The leader must either initiate plans for progress or recognize the worthy plans of others.

He does not wait for things to happen.

He is a self-starter…eager to test new ideas.

Robert Louis Stevenson called the attitude of safety and security “that dismal fungus.”

More failure comes from an excess of caution than from bold experiments with new ideas.

The frontiers of the kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.”[1]

[1] Spiritual Leadership, J. Oswald Sanders, p 128, selected excerpts from Chp. 16, Responsibilities of Leadership.