01Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Servanthood Leadership

Servanthood Leadership

Featured, Inspiration
Herb Kelleher, CEO of Southwest Airlines, understands servant leadership. I'd describe leadership as servanthood. The best leaders, I think, have to be good followers as well. You have to be quite willing to accept other people's ideas even when they are in conflict with your own. You have to be willing to subjugate your ego to the needs of your business. You have to be willing to take risks for your people. If you won't fight for your people, you can count on your people not fighting for you. Paradox of Power by Pat Williams
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31Jan 2018 by Slinkwords
Cross Platform Programming With Visual Studio 2015 and Xamarin

Cross Platform Programming With Visual Studio 2015 and Xamarin

Featured, Programming
Make your impression in the app development world Have you been tempted to get into cross platform programming with Visual Studio 2015? You can do so with very little software investment. Does this mean that you will need to make a significant investment in hardware? That answer gets a Yes and No. If you are a Windows user, and you probably are if your desired dev platform is Visual Studio, you will need a device with iOS installed. Of course, as a Windows user, you can develop for Windows Phone and Android with no additional hardware or software cost. Required Software Let's take a look at my desired development software and the hardware that has been chosen. I use Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition with Xamarin installed. Xamarin is now…
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31Jan 2018 by Slinkwords
Scripture Reading Challenge – Read the entire Bible in a year

Scripture Reading Challenge – Read the entire Bible in a year

Featured, Inspiration
Attention all pastors! I have encountered a pastor in the Greenville, NC area who has challenged his congregation to commit to a one-year read through the scriptures. When he mentioned this idea to me, I didn't expect too much participation from his small congregation. We are over halfway into January and he has at least thirty people committed to a daily read of the Bible. I believe that means more than half of his people have made this commitment to God's Word. How many people do you know that manage to keep their New Year's resolutions? If these thirty people have been reading for 21 days straight, they have either formed a habit or are very close to doing so. It is this process of getting into a routine, or…
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