WORLD CHAMPION SPEAKER
One of my favorite routines by comedian Chris Rock is the one about dating. He says that for the first couple of months you are not dating the actual person; you are dating their representative. He’s saying it is the brochure, not the reality. After dating for a couple of months, people get comfortable, and…
One of my favorite routines by comedian Chris Rock is the one about dating. He says that for the first couple of months you are not dating the actual person; you are dating their representative. He’s saying it is the brochure, not the reality. After dating for a couple of months, people get comfortable, and…
Why did He do that? As you may know, I love sharing what I learn on my journey as I develop a closer relationship with God. This one was a big Aha! for me. I knew Jesus healed many people in many ways. The revelation for me, which I’m sure many others have understood, was…
I heard a sermon this past weekend that included a story about a man who was dealing with a dilemma. He was struggling with the fact that his wife no longer knew who he was and needed full-time care. Should he quit his job and take care of her or hire someone to take care…
Your openings matters. Make not mistake it sets the tone for your whole presentation. Don’t listen to the age old advice, always start with a joke! What it if it’s not funny? What if they have heard the joke before. It can often do more harm than good. Here is an example of a funny…
Here is the sermon I gave at my church recently. (It is also an example of inserting some Bible references into a secular speech and “Bible-ing” it up! https://youtu.be/Dw5O-iZtfG0 Thank you, God, for Grace, Truth, Love, and Laughter, Darren (Reminder, this is just a journal of my mistakes, experiences, and thoughts along my journey to…
I’m not proud of it, but I’m going, to be honest. I think I would have been. I’ve been watching The Bible series on video, and I can see how they were thinking about The Old Testament. It’s kind of scary to me that I might have thought like they did. Here is the Law…
I’m not bold by nature. The only time I seem to be is when someone backs me into a corner, but there are occasional times when I get adamant. In the mid-1990s, one of my comedy mentors was Dave Fitzgerald. He was an amazing comedian. I took every class that I could and read every…
I did not know. Reading Matthew 1:17: 17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Wow, I’m not even sure what its significance is. 14 Generations from Abraham to David 14 Generations from David to the…
New lessons learned again this week. In an effort to have an understanding of the business challenges I’m going through right now, I was reminded about fasting. My God friend, Kimberly, recommended I listen to a sermon by Dr. Charles Stanley on the subject. It was good. I got a deeper perspective. I did not…