In 1975, the dynamic duo of Captain and Tennille were married and they released their hit song “Love will keep us together.” In 2014, the Captain and Tennille divorced after 39 years of marriage. In 2016, Tenille wrote a memoir that, despite her success, she felt lonely and isolated from her husband: “The man whom I’d thought was my soulmate was in many ways just as remote as a stranger passing by through the fog.”
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In December, I drove to Alexandria, Minn., to meet with a successful businessman. In 1979, he purchased a company with a few employees in central Minnesota and now has nearly 200. I got to know him when we served together on the board for a regional nonprofit. He is a great guy, very wise, with a deep love for the Lord and for people. I enjoyed learning from him as we served on this board together.
Last November, I asked him if he and his wife would be interested in investing financially to help Prairie Heights expand within and beyond Fargo-Moorhead to help more people find hope in Christ. They were interested, so they came to Fargo on a Sunday morning to observe a service, take a tour, and have lunch together. At lunch, we agreed to meet in Alexandria and talk specifics.
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In 1990, the popular hair band, Poison, released a power ballad that is widely known yet today. The song, “Something to Believe In,” raises a dilemma that we all struggle with. The reality of our world and our personal lives is that there is darkness. As the song lyrics indicate, there are pastors and leaders who take advantage of their power and fail the very people they are blessed to lead. There is depression and suicide; anger and addiction; death and divorce; loneliness and financial hardship.
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I have a simple philosophy regarding making mistakes: if you are committed to personal and organizational growth, attempting to offer your best, willing to take risks and stretching beyond your comfort zone, you will make mistakes. If you haven’t made a mistake lately I would contend that you are playing it safe and settling for average. Who wants to live that way for very long?
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