Faith and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
When I was in high school, I was required to read a book entitled Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'll admit...I didn't like...
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markallentinsley
- Feb 14, 2020
- 1 min
Rope Wars
I've struggled with writing a blog article this week. Such is usually not the case, but alas...I've been stumped. Part of the problem...
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markallentinsley
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Noodle Conspiracy
I like to take chances--professionally and otherwise. I enjoy experimenting with things to see what works and, of course, what doesn't...
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markallentinsley
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
Appreciating Throttle Up: Remembering the Challenger Seven
At 11 years old, I had no technical appreciation for the command, "Challenger, you are go for throttle up." Nor did I have any real...
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markallentinsley
- Jan 22, 2020
- 3 min
Of Planks and Specks
[This is an adapted portion of a short book I'm writing on the matter of toxic leadership] If you are a person of faith, then you’ve...
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markallentinsley
- Jan 16, 2020
- 4 min
"I am the greatest!" Toxicity as Pride
As a child of the 1970s and 80s, I grew up in the light of America’s all-time greatest professional boxer, the ever-loquacious, always...
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markallentinsley
- Jan 1, 2020
- 2 min
The New Year Address: A New Take on an Old Speech
You wake up on New Year's morning, shuffle down to the kitchen, make a cup of coffee, flop yourself down on the couch, and turn on the...
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markallentinsley
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
Christmas Confessions of a Ridiculously Successful Failure
About this time every year, I go through the same machinations. I begin the Christmas season with joy and anticipation, but as Christmas...
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markallentinsley
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
What makes Eugene Peterson so special?
On October 22, 2018, the renowned theologian Dr. Eugene Peterson passed away at the age of 85. As an avid U2 fan, I was impressed with...
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markallentinsley
- Dec 11, 2019
- 5 min
Infantry tactics, the church, and body bags
If you've been a member of a local church for more than a few days, then you've probably heard the maxim, "Twenty percent of the church's...
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markallentinsley
- Dec 5, 2019
- 2 min
The power of "I don't know."
Have you ever been in that situation where you are expected to know the answer to some question or problem, but you don't? All eyes are...
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markallentinsley
- Nov 27, 2019
- 3 min
Giving Thanks When There Seems to Be No Thanks to Give
As I write this blog article, I am in the throes of a combination cold, ear infection, and sinus infection. I finally broke down and...
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markallentinsley
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
Bono, Book Covers, and Belief
Photo taken from http://u2start.com/photos/view/29157/ Over the past couple of years, I have been fascinated by the story of U2, one of...
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markallentinsley
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Tweets to Ravi Zacharias, Jerry Falwell, John MacArthur, James MacDonald, Donald Trump, and Jesus
Social media has taken over our culture. You cannot count yourself among the hip, cool, or avant-garde unless you have a regular...
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markallentinsley
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
John Crist is no Christ!
In the wake of his recent sexual harassment charges, I realize that comedian John Crist is no Christ! But this goes for all of us,...
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markallentinsley
- Nov 7, 2019
- 3 min
If you're going to stab me in the back, at least do it to my face!
I received a letter this week from someone who "let me have it." This person was obviously upset by a decision I had made the week prior...
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markallentinsley
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
You can't tell me, "No!"
I once had a battalion commander in the Army who was a stickler for chain of command, and because of this, he knew that the only person...
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markallentinsley
- Oct 24, 2019
- 4 min
Is John MacArthur dead?
When I was a young Christian and seminarian, I devoured the books of John MacArthur, the famous pastor of Grace Community Church and...
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markallentinsley
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
The Carnage of Tops: Toxicity as Anger
We’ve all had a supervisor who has blown her top at one time or another. Maybe we did something terribly wrong, or maybe we simply...
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markallentinsley
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
I'm positive that everybody's so negative!
I am guilty as uncharged. I have not been accused by anyone of any particular offense; yet, I know I am guilty of something quite...
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