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The Principle of the Path - Andy Stanley

With honesty, humility and humor, Andy Stanley helps us connect our thinking to the direction we set for our lives. In The Principle of the Path a relatively short and easy to read book he tackles the complex issues of decision making and life direction and clarifies it for us in a way that is both accessible and motivating. The major theme of the book is the well packaged phrase “Direction -- not intention -- determines our destination.” The basic idea is that often we (basically smart people) end up far from where we intended to be originally. Andy suggests that we tend to make a lot of little decisions that end up placing us on the wrong path headed in the wrong decision. Our direction, not our good intentions, determines our destination.

I read this book while doing some traveling on a plane, and I was a little bit embarrassed by the “self help” look of the cover and title, but The Principle of the Path has helped me slow down from my harried pace and reflect on the parts of my life that need to be adjusted. The parts that if I don’t adjust are going to cause me to end up at a very different destination than I intended. The principles in this book apply to all parts of life; relationship, health, parenting, marriage, work, church and more.

The Principle of the Path would be a insightful and challenging book for someone who needs to reevaluate the direction their life is headed. But, if what you want is a straight up leadership book then I recommend Andy’s The Next Generation Leader for a more helpful read before jumping to this one.

Nick Thune

If you think this is funny you're in your late 20's early 30's. This is courtesy of Donald Miller's blog.

It's her birthday!!!

Here is a post that I wrote about Jody (my wife) to celebrate her birthday 3 years ago.

Today (technically 1.5 hours from now) is her birthday again. A few years older, wiser and even more beautiful!

Jody, today we celebrate you! We revel in the fact that you are uniquely handcrafted by God. You are lovely!

Happy Birthday my dear!

How to get free books

My first free book is on it's way to me thanks to this post by Matt Mikalatos. All I had to do is swear on my life that I would write a 200 word review and post it on my blog and a retail site like Amazon.com.

I ordered a copy of Andy Stanley new book, The Principle of the Path.

I think Andy Stanley is a brilliant spiritual leader, so I'm excited to read this book. I'll let you know when I'm done.

Fast Food Folk Song (at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru)

That's what she said.

I'm on Dad patrol this weekend while Jody speaks at our womens retreat up in Big Sky. Last night I was getting Jenna ready for bed and this interaction took place. Keep in mind she's only a little over two years old.

Me: Which pj's do you want to wear tonight?

Jenna (admiring the options within the drawer): ummmm....striped ones!!!

Me: ok

Jenna (holds pj's up, inspect them and declares her thought): That's a good option!

Adoption?

After last nights info session with Christian World Adoption at church we're getting more serious about adoption.

This morning we asked Jenna if she wants a brother or a sister

Jenna: Brother! No...Sister! Both! I want brother and sister!!!

Made my Saturday

If you didn't know that I'm a rabid Gonzaga fan you should be ashamed of yourself.
They advanced to the sweet sixteen tonight with this win over Western Kentucky. I don't care if the rest of my bracket is busted. Tonight I can go to bed happy.

Jennas walk

Jenna's Walk from Matt McComas on Vimeo.

St. Patricks Day

Happy St. Patricks day from the McComas clan.

Enjoy some corned beef and cabbage today!

Bozeman Police Reports March 9, 2009

This was actually in the Police reports the other day

-An accidental 911 call was received and upon follow up, the man who had called said “his butt dialed.”

You can also now follow the police report on twitter here

I live in Antartica

What does a guy got to do to get some warm weather around here?

Last night I actually thought to myself as I walked back to my car at 10 pm with the wind swirling across the frozen tundra and my nose hairs freezing, "this must be what it's like to live in the arctic circle."

Ok, I live in Montana, but Spring break for students at MSU starts on friday!

I'm just saying, that even though our calenders say it's spring break and it's almost officially spring it's still arctic tundra time in Montana. It was -14 last night, not including the windchill.

Shorts and flip flops might have to wait till after spring break.

A pick me up for when you're blue

I first heard this a couple of years ago and it resurfaced in our staff meeting today.

It's an audio recording of a guy from Texas leaving a phone message and witnessing a car wreck. Check it out here.