The Secret Strength in Seeing Weakness
If you read much of what I write, there is one word you’ll often hear: weakness. Why? Let me...
Motivation 101: We Rise to What We Prize
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Few of us wake up excited to...
The Savior Who Stoops
Imagine this scene. You’re dying. The diagnosis has arrived, and it’s grim—days left, pain inevitable. So you gather your closest...
Staying Sober About My Gifts
Glen is destined for greatness. At least, that’s what his parents always told him. His singing...
When Dreams Die and God Goes to Work
The Harvard Business Review calls it “middlescence.” It’s a growing phenomenon among middle-aged workers who feel burned out,...
Leading After Easter
It’s over. Easter—the most anticipated and well-attended church event of each year—married your best efforts to your highest hopes....
Faith and the Homesick Leader
Halfway down the hallway of faith, the writer of Hebrews stops and points to a counterintuitive...
Ground Rules for Gospel Greatness
On Alexander the Great’s tombstone, the words are (allegedly) written: “A tomb now suffices for him for whom the world was not...
The Polite Ways Pride Says “No”
In John 13, Jesus stoops to wash Peter’s feet. The Savior of the world lowers himself in a shocking act of humility. But Peter wants no...
What Does It Mean to “Remember Redemptively”?
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making...
