Consider with me for a moment this one assertion: the major issues we face today as a world, a nation, and a church – from divineness to hatred to anger to fear to despair and more – all stem from one cataclysmic point of contact: the collision of pride and...

Max Dupree said famously, “The first job of a leader is to define reality.” Yet in an age of the dehumanizing effects of social media, propagandized news, politicization of almost every facet of our society and the rise of A.I., how do we know for certain what is real? Add...

As you read these first few words of this blog, something is ruling in your heart. Right now, something has a hold of you and its reign is dominating your thoughts, your emotions, and your attitude. What has dominion in your heart at this moment? How about when you woke...

Here is a biblical principle for transitions that is true on a personal and professional level. “The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of lives!” Psalm 37:23-4  Transition Defined             A transition is a change or shift from one state, subject, person, or place to...

Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in...

Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. (John 17:24) Thought Before God shouted out across the darkness, “Let there be light”, he anticipated this...

In Three Days… This Friday is like no other. Unique among all Fridays throughout history, this Friday stands alone in its gravity, its unimaginable yet clearly understood significance for all humankind.  This is a cosmic day, bringing transformation to the entire created universe. At the same time, it is an...

A Lenten Series for Stewards and Steward Leaders This is our final week looking at how we, as stewards, live and thrive in the challenging times in which we live. My premise is that we are experiencing a level of cultural disintegration and moral chaos the likes of which we...