God’s Interaction and Prodding
This morning, I found myself thinking about how God interacts with me through the Holy Spirit, prodding me toward a ...
When Good Things Become Distractions
Not every distraction is bad. Some of the most dangerous distractions are worthwhile things that slowly consume the attention meant ...
Those that Truly Lead, Inspire, Passing the Test of Life
There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders may hold positions of power; those who truly lead inspire ...
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What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? Allowed me to help them ...
The Consequences of Past Sin
One unfortunate aspect of God’s love is that He allows us to experience the natural consequences of our sin. If ...
What are the Four Important Lessons I have Learned in Life?
Here are the four important lessons I have learned in life. Lesson One: Created to Glorify God Ecclesiastes 12:13, “The ...
Christian Leadership
The single most important thing a leader can give their best people isn’t perks or even money; it’s a goal ...
I Wrote a Book
I finished writing a book this week. It took more than two years. It wasn’t a biography or a memoir ...
Whose Side Are You On?
,Whose side are you on? I forgot the importance of that question. Today, as on many days, I struggle to ...
Heroes vs. Survivors
Heroes vs. survivors. We don’t grow up wanting to be just survivors. I think most of us grow up wanting ...
God Never Intended Us to Stay the Same
God Never Intended for us to Stay the Same. Many Christians can point to the moment they accepted Christ. They ...
Another Year
Another year, another Birthday has arrived. Preparation for old age should begin no later than one's teens. A life that ...
A Tree Does Not Hear Its Own Growth.
A tree does not hear its own growth resonates because it captures something deeply true about human experience. GROWTH Growth ...
Buried but Not Forgotten
Buried but not forgotten, I was asked today to join a panel to discuss one of the most painful events ...
Opportunity: The Unrecognized Path from Poverty
The unrecognized path out of poverty isn’t education or money; it’s opportunity. I have spent a significant amount of time ...
Measuring Pupose
Measuring Purpose. A tree does not hear the sound of its own growth. That was a very clear message to ...
What Does it Mean to be Alive?
What does it mean to be alive? Is being alive the same as living? If you have breath in your ...
What Was There Before?
The basic question one asks when seeking God is: what was there before? As humans with limited knowledge and finite ...
Love, Loss, and What Remains
Love, Loss, and What Remains. Sometimes, for reasons I don’t always understand, life doesn’t just disappoint—it crashes. Not the hardship ...
Overworked and Underpaid
“We are overworked and underpaid.” Every generation says it. My grandfather said it, my father said it, I’ve said it, ...