For some people, learning comes easily. Take, for example, Hoagy Carmichael, a popular composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader, who one day decided to take up the […]
A couple months ago I sent a text to a fellow minister asking if he would be available to meet over lunch to discuss something pertaining to […]
Laughing together through life adds to the joy a family can experience. Humor can be a great thing! “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken […]
The mantra taught to 21st century church leaders is that “leadership is influence.” There’s a lot of truth in that statement for business or secular leaders, but […]
Fred Nauheim has authored a couple of books about how to write effective business and sales letters. One of his most insightful nuggets of advice was a […]
In spite of the fact the Bible encourages us in multiple places to examine ourselves, and in spite of the fact it takes little more than common […]
Sometimes silence is not golden. Such as those times when we could avoid an embarrassing moment if only someone would have pointed out something about ourselves we […]
A sincere, authentic minister of the Gospel desires above all else that the flock of God he shepherds become mature disciples of Christ who are becoming more […]
So many of today’s leaders place such an emphasis on “leadership” that they actually devalue followership. That outcome was captured in a story recounted by Dr.’s Les […]
Whatever work you do in life, there will be someone there to criticize it. But it seems serving in vocational or bi-vocational ministry attracts more than its […]