Graduation is always a great milestone in a person’s life. Regardless of your age, graduating from high school, trade school, college, or grad school is worth celebrating. But when the celebration ends, and you wake up the...
Read MoreThe book of Proverbs provides plenty of insight to help you live wisely. Perhaps one of the most quoted verses in this book of wisdom is Proverbs 13:20: “Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in...
Read MoreIn my last post I shared how words separate or satisfy relationships. The words we speak have the power to shape the climate of our relationships. By looking at Scripture from Matthew 12, Proverbs 18, and Ephesians 4, we...
Read MoreIn my last two posts I’ve shared the impact of trust in relationships. Trust is a relational hinge and the loss of trust is often a matter of behavior or insecurity. Today I want to give you another major ingredient in...
Read MoreThe book of James is often considered the proverbs of the New Testament because of the wisdom it contains. In my last few posts I’ve shared several insights from James on problems, temptation, taking action, and words....
Read MoreIn my last few posts I’ve shared some practical insights from the book of James. We talked about how to handle problems, how to face temptation, and how to move from hearing to doing. In this post I want to tackle another...
Read MoreAuthor and leadership consultant Dr. Sam Chand observes in his book, Cracking Your Church’s Culture Code: “People have an almost limitless capacity for self-deception. We don’t know what we don’t know and...
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you probably bump into a certain “gap” in your life from time to time…perhaps more often than we like to admit. It’s the gap between what I EXPECT God to do and what He’s ACTUALLY doing. I call it my “Trust...
Read MoreYoung leaders are full of energy, vision, passion, and faith. Identifying emerging leaders is essential to building good teams, and established leaders play an instrumental role in their growth and development. After 20 years of...
Read MoreIn a recent post, I said that wisdom is a Leader’s #1 prayer as illustrated by Solomon’s response to God’s question, “What can I give you?” Job 32 gives a bit more insight on wisdom. This passage...
Read MoreLeaders pray for all kinds of things. When dreams outpace the organization’s finances, leaders ask God to release the resources to fund bold new Kingdom initiatives. When workers are lacking, leaders fervently ask God to...
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Leaders today are frustrated by a lack of clarity, ineffective systems, dysfunctional teams, and unhealthy cultures. I speak, coach, and write to help motivated pastors and leaders gain clarity, build high-performing teams, and maximize organizational health.
