One year ago today life changed. I said goodbye to my work family to focus on my real family. I thought I would start a Podcast and write a book after taking a part-time job, but the job quickly turned into full-time, and that dream still sits shelved. I thought I would be starting school this semester for counseling, but
One of the perks to staff meetings at a church vs. in the corporate world is leadership training is rooted in Biblical principles. This past week our Executive Pastor asked us to read Philippians 2:1-4 and pull out which one part defines you as a team player. “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any
“Fine is not a feeling.” When I teach “Resiliency Awareness Training” to groups, the response to this statement always stands out to me. It’s one of the few times in the class where I hear people mutter almost in unison something similar to, “Got that right.” Yet so many people answer the question, “How are you doing?” with the word
In his article, The Self-Righteousness of Job, Stephn Flurry states, “The sin of self-righteousness is perhaps the most difficult sin there is to see.” As I pondered that statement, I thought about the times in my life where I didn’t see how my own self-righteousness destroyed relationships, hindered my inability to lead or work well with others, and most importantly,
One of the hardest and most amazing things I have ever done in my life is write my Life Map and share the hidden parts of my history with our ReEngage class in the fall of 2021. The parts that made me proud were easy to share. I didn’t realize it at the time, but that was because the root
As a leader, how do you help others shine more than you do? Yesterday I was given 90 seconds to ponder this question from John Maxwell’s book, Leadershift, and then asked to share with a group what he meant by the statement. My initial answer was that in order to let others shine, you have to give them a platform
Does your demand for self-gratification ignite conflict between others? Before you answer that question, ponder the times when you’ve been involved in conflict due primarily to the need for someone (you or the other person) to feel superior, smarter, more experienced, or simply in control. We’ve all been there before – shutdown, shutout, or silenced by someone unable to appreciate
The cause of our struggles in life are not other people or our situations. The cause of our struggles is the HEART that we bring to those people and those situations. When we are faced with conflict, it is natural to blame the other person. In doing so, we often respond in sin. We create mini-wars between us and the
I saw a shirt recently that read, “Love like Jesus.” I thought it was the most awesome shirt because it’s a great reminder of the second greatest commandment. In Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) one of the the Pharisees asks, “‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
Over the weekend we made an impromptu stop to pick strawberries. After riding in a car for nearly three hours, I was carsick and needed a pit stop. The strawberry patch was closing in less than an hour, but we didn’t care. It was just a quick fun stop for our daughter and fresh air to hopefully calm my symptoms.
