New Year’s Self Evaluation and Introspection

When we don’t take time to reflect on our previous season, we miss opportunities to grow into new seasons that life affords us.

The Hard is What Makes it Great

Nowhere in the Bible do we see that following God is easy. World changing is hard work. Restoring hope is not for the faint of heart. Rebuilding lives from the

10 Challenges for the New Year

This New Year, get comfortable with your own skin. Stop trying to be someone else. No one else can be you. Only you can.

15 Statements to Get You Unstuck

1. By God’s grace I am what I am. 2. I’m not finished growing, I keep moving forward. 3. I’m not a victim. I’m privileged to glorify Christ through suffering.

Your Passion and the World’s Greatest Need

Theologian Frederick Buechner noted that, “vocation is where our greatest passion meets the world’s greatest need.” I believe all of us have the capacity to live out our passion in

The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

I’ve been reading The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. They collected stories from ordinary people — the experiences they recalled when asked to think

Have you hijacked Christianity’s greatest virtues?

Our gifts mean very little to God without real commitments to people. Wow! Please let that sink in for a moment. We all want to feel unique and gifted… and

Great Leadership Moment: Green Bay Packers Slay the Victim Mentality

Mike McCarthy had a great leadership moment this week. The Green Bay Packers’ head coach often says that among his highest priorities is setting an optimal mind-set in the locker

Leadership Lessons Behind Coca-Cola’s Immortal Success

Coca-Cola is the most recognizable brand on the planet. The soft drink empire has survived two World Wars, one Cold War, one Great Depression, “Cola Wars,” and a marketing blunder

In the end, your passion will have more influence than your personality or talent.

“One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” ~E. M. Forster Experts spend a lot of time trying to figure out what makes people successful. In his