Article for the Day - Mike Scioscia

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia has a unique leadership and managerial style. He notes that team chemistry is important and is initiated from the top down. His methods for building team chemistry have little do with baseball. Click here.

Article of the Day - British abolition's faith-based roots

British abolition's faith-based roots

William Wilberforce relied on his deeply held religious beliefs for inspiration in fighting the slave trade.

By Joseph Loconte

Video of the Week - The Colbert Report

Steven Colbert interviewed Tony Campolo on the Colbert Report. You may or may not agree with Tony Campolo but you cannot ignore what he has to say.

Video of the Week - That's my King!

Do you know him?

Quote of the Day - Billy Graham

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.”

Billy Graham

Random Thought

I think more people care about who wins at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show than the Miss America pageant.

Video of the Week - International Justice Mission

Today's video is about the work of the International Justice Mission. Gary Haugen shows how his organization cooperates with the Cambodian government to crack down on sex slavery. I also recommend Haugen's book, The Good News About Injustice. Click Here

Quote of the Day - Vince Lombardi

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

Vince Lombardi

Quote of the Day - Vince Lombardi

But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

Vince Lombardi

Petraeus selects team of warrior-intellectuals

Here is the interesting article of the day. Is this the future of the military?

The U.S. military is pretty good at learning from its own mistakes. It is really bad at learning from the mistakes of others. During the early stages of the conflict in Iraq, the U.S. military performed marvelously on the tactical and operational level. Unfortunately, the United States devotes much less in resources and energy towards understanding strategic and political goals. The U.S. military and civilian leadership need to improve on selecting talented generals who understand how the operational and tactical contribute to strategic and political goals. This is was very clear as General Casey was evaluated for Chief of Staff of the Army last week.

Petraeus selects team of warrior-intellectuals
Army turning Iraq war over to its dissidents
by Thomas Ricks

Facts about the U.S. Capitol Building

U.S. Capitol Building

• Of the eight pictures on the inside walls of the Capitol Rotunda, 2 are a prayer meeting, 1 a Bible Study and 1 a Baptism.
• 1/4 of the Statues in the Capitol are Evangelical Ministers 24 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence held Seminary Degrees.
• That our Declaration of Independence states that our inalienable rights come from the creator and they are first life, then liberty and then pursuit of happiness. Without life the other two are meaningless.
• Church Services were held in the Capitol for decades soon after it opened.
• The first English-language Bible in America was printed and endorsed by the United States Congress.

Thanks to John for the tidbits

Quote of the Day - Vince Lombardi

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

Vince Lombardi