3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (308+ words) Back in the day, I posted a saying on social media from one of my mentors, Brad Waggoner: "If you want to make everyone happy, don't be a leader. Go sell ice cream." People now attribute the quote to Steve…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (329+ words) Who should I consider for this important role?" When someone asks me that question, I often respond with my own question: Who do you see excelling in lateral leadership that you can promote?" At which point I have often scribbled…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (161+ words) Steve Graves was my executive coach when I was serving in the marketplace in publishing, and we met once a month for several hours. As I was wrestling with a strategic decision one day, he said to me, "You can…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (210+ words) One of the deepest struggles teenagers encounter is believing they are loved, not based on performance, looks, or status, but that they are deeply and securely loved by God Himself. Day Forty-Six of the new fifty-day devotional I wrote with…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (358+ words) I thought about his comment all day. He said it with a sense of regret. "The only time I come to the lake now is for work." He moved to the area for the lake, but now the lake is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (255+ words) The teenage years are filled with real pressure from academics, friendships, sports, expectations, and the desire to fit in. One of the most encouraging truths in the Bible is that Jesus Himself faced those same pressures. Day Five from 50 Days…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (279+ words) Here is Day One of the devotional'the first half written by me; the second half written by Eden. The whole devotional is designed that way: encouragement from a pastor to a teenager, followed by encouragement from a teenager to a…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (155+ words) After sin entered the world, God made the announcement that One would come to crush the head of our enemy, Satan. Christmas was announced in the third chapter of the Bible. "they hid from the LORD God among the trees…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (573+ words) I was recently a guest on the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast. I always enjoy connecting with Carey, and I had a great time discussing succession, simplicity, and leading in the church. We spent a good portion of our conversation talking…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (566+ words) When you trace the genealogy of Jesus back through the Old Testament, you don't find a pristine family tree of spiritual giants. You find deceivers and the unwanted. Even looking at one couple in Genesis 29 reminds us of this shocking…...