Seeing Myself More Clearly
Problems for Christian leaders (and really, any leader) don’t typically start with...
Larry and the Lessons of Long-Term Rewards
Being a leader has tough moments, but plenty of rewards too. There is the joy of helping people to reach their potential or to press on to...
Midnight Train Moments (Finding Out The Hard Way that Dreams Don’t Always Come True)
Trigger warning for those with birthdates after 1964: I’m about to drop a Boomer song and a 70’s story on you. Have you ever...
Will You Pass the Test of Praise?
What comes to your mind when you think of being “tested”? For students, testing means...
Four Things Missed By a Legalistic Leader
Few Christian self-identify as a legalist. It’s hard to find anyone who boldly professes, “I am approved by God based upon what I do...
God’s Big Win for Your Life
Have you ever thought about what God’s long-term aim is for your life? Do you know what it is? Paul gives us a peek into God’s...
The Twin Truths Beneath Contentment
Learning defines much of our lives. We mark educational moments — graduations from kindergarten,...
The Neglected Competency Within Your Leadership Calling
“God has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:6). Competence. We...
Become What You Are Declared to Be!
Walk. Walk. Walk. Walk. Four times in the latter half of Ephesians Paul commands the church to “walk” (4:1, 17 in a prohibition; 5:2,...
What Unbelief Sounds Like
“Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!”. Alas, a prayer I have prayed many times (and you probably...
