Today was a good day. It wasn’t good because I accomplished things of great significance. It was good because I got to listen to how God is at work in the lives of others. And I got to think about, and give thanks for, how God has been at work in my life through the influence of others. Let me explain. 
In the world of basketball, long tenured and successful coaches often have a coaching tree. That is they have a list of persons who’ve both played or coached for them that have gone on to take the coaching reins elsewhere and become successful. Well, today I spent some time in my leadership tree.
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The season that follows Easter in the church year is called “Eastertide”. In our house we’ve been talking about this week in terms of it being Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, Easter Wednesday . . . So, while the culture and world around us packs up the Easter season and moves on – to the latest news cycle, presidential primary, MLB season, or whatever – and while churches and pastors slow in their reporting (er- bragging?) about Easter Sunday attendance and hope they might see at least two-thirds of those folks again this Sunday . . . I’d like to linger a bit with Easter’s news and implications.
