There are few things more frustrating and more challenging than being misunderstood. No matter how hard you work to communicate your intentions or explain your actions someone is going to misinterpret your motive and judge your decision. Though this is a universal truth, it is never more true than when you assume a leadership role. It could be as a …
How Honoring Others Blesses You
We live in a society that is looking to blame someone for everything. I think we can all agree there is plenty of blame to go around but I believe there is a better way. Rather than focus on the things that we despise let us put more energy into honoring that which we want to reproduce. I find what …
Posting Your Pearls Before Pigs
When does sharing a moment cheapen it? I don’t mean sharing a moment with a friend over a cup of coffee. I mean sharing every beautiful moment you see or experience on social media. The reality of the day we live in is that people feel the need to share anything they like, enjoy or find interesting on social media. …
Is Being Content Just Being Lazy?
Have you ever been on vacation and come home more worn out than when you left? I have. My wife and I have a little inside joke every time we go to Disney World. When we encounter that family that is coming apart at the seams, where the kids are screaming their head’s off with their little Mickey Mouse ears …
Why I Still Handwrite Letters
It’s 2018. Everything is instant except for the stuff that matters. Love still takes time to cultivate. Friendship is still a work in progress. True relationship is as hard as it has ever been though we like to fool ourselves with technology. Truly we have more avenues to help us connect but unfortunately the speed of our technological connection has …
Come To The Quiet
At the first of the year our church family takes time to pause, fast, pray and listen. I am doing the same. I’m going off of social media, taking a break from the blog and taking more time to listen, pray, write and reflect. If it’s been a while since you’ve done the same I would invite you to join …