Bruce Frank

As I shared on earlier posts, I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer this fall.  It was surprising since it usually hits men in their 60s and 70s, and there was no family history of it.  The good news is that it appears to have been caught early and the doctors do not think it is aggressive (Gleason score of 6). The cure rate for this kind of cancer is very high.  After spending time researching out the best treatment plan for my situation, I will be starting radiation treatment next week. I will be utilizing IMRT which stands for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy.  It is an advanced mode of precision radiotherapy that delivers precise doses to the cancer.  It will be about 30 minutes a day for about 8 weeks, Monday-Friday.  No prominent side effects are anticipated other than some extra fatigue, and I should be able to continue with normal activities.  Your continued prayers are greatly appreciated as my family and I walk through this season. Thanks and have a great week!

In case you missed it, this video from Jefferson Bethke is a great reminder of some of the Biblical truths we recently studied about marriage in our teaching series “The Five”.

⊗ Get overly preoccupied with a few knuckleheads.
See (Proverbs 26:4-5).   James MacDonald has a great recent blog about this.

⊗ Stop growing and learning.
Cruise control is great for the car but terrible for leadership.  When the leader stops developing, his/her organization will soon follow.  The summary for the book of Proverbs could be “get wisdom, you’ll need it!”  (Proverbs 1:5)

⊗ Take your eye off the ball.
It is very easy to lose the focus on your mission, especially if you are experiencing some ‘success.’

⊗ Think you can make everyone happy.
I don’t mean to act arrogant and obnoxious.  Just realize as a leader you will always have some detractors.  (Galatians 1:10)

⊗ Ignore a problem.
If you ignore the problem it will simply grow and hurt the trust people have in you as a leader.  Pray and take godly action.  David had to go fight Goliath, not talk about it.

⊗ Be careless who you take counsel from.
See (1 Kings 12:1-16)

⊗ Do it all yourself.
You must equip others. (Ephesians 4:11-12)  As has been said, “Good leaders have a lot of followers.  Great leaders build a lot of leaders.”

⊗ Ignore the “inside work” of character development in pursuit of the necessary outside work.

⊗ Think too highly of yourself.
(2 Corinthians 4:7)