Your Most Powerful Tool in a Relationship
What is the Most Powerful Tool in a Relationship? Forgiveness is the most powerful tool in a relationship. Here is why: You will be hurt somehow in every relationship. Relational hurt from those who love us usually is the...
Read more3 Tips For Better Communication In Marriage
Are You Wanting Better Communication in Your Marriage? Sometimes two people want different things at times within a marriage. I love watching a movie in the evening after the kids go to bed. Jen enjoys talking to me in...
Read moreWhy Friendships are Important for the Health of Your Relationship
Why Friendships are Important for the Health of Your Relationship: I’ll never forget that ONE fight that Jen and I had. We were both angry at each other, and we felt overwhelmed, too stuck to see a way out....
Read moreLeaders Have An Identity
Leadership Identity Characteristics What do you do when you look in the mirror and realize you hate the person who is looking at you? As an adult, you realize you have an identity issue, and you better solve it...
Read moreYou Always Have Options
You Always Have Options. Think of a time when you made a really bad decision and it end up costing you big time (it might have cost you in time, reputation, finances). How did you feel on the front...
Read moreWhat Does A Difficult Situation Look Like?
What to do When Your Emotions Take Over “Dad, he yelled at me and put his hand on my knee.” My daughter, Addy, was sitting in my car, crying uncontrollably, re-living the experience she had at her first driving...
Read moreCreating a Strategic Plan For Your Church
How to Be a Successful Church Leader In 2003, God gave me a BHAG for the ministry I was leading. I never got to see it accomplished (due in large part to my own character issues). However, seven years...
Read more9 Reminders For Every Pastor That Preaches
How to Be the Best Pastor Connecting with your church family during your message is critical. You have poured hours of preparation into your sermon. The last thing you want is for the church family to fall asleep or...
Read moreHelping Your Church Family Change
“They’re getting a divorce!?!” A church board member had just shared this information. One of our core families was separating. This news left me feeling heartbroken for the family, the couple, the kids, and the extended family and friends...
Read moreBeing the Pastor that Your Church Wants to Follow
Be the Pastor Your Church Wants to Follow Jesus said, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but...
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