Here Are 3 Mistakes Leaders Make When Starting a New Year
Here is a typical scene the week after Christmas… A leader gets some rest, feels rejuvenated, and the burden to lead the team better…
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A New Year’s Challenge from Charles Spurgeon
As we start a new year, I’m challenged (as I always am) by these words from Charles Spurgeon.* He hits close enough to home…
Here Are 6 Tips to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Every January millions make new year’s resolutions. The top ones include lose weight, quit smoking, use money more wisely, and spend more time with…
Self-Care: The Most Underrated Leadership Skill
I’ll be honest. Self-care always ends up at the bottom of my to-do list. In fact, self-care has never been in my vocabulary. For…
Christmas Confessions of a Former Full-Time Pastor’s Wife
This Christmas season is the first time my spouse has not been on staff at a church in over 20 years. It wasn’t until…
We Did Not Know to Call It Burnout
One Sunday during March 1965, the worship service at our church in Baltimore, MD got out early. Great, I thought. That gives me more…
What to Do When You’re Paralyzed By Pain and Hurt
A few years ago I crushed my thumb with a hammer as I was trying to build three “Easy to Assemble” bookshelves from the…
Hustle. Hustle. Hustle. Do We Always Have to Hustle?
I’ve been contemplating this post for over a year. I’m constantly watching friends like Carlos Whittaker and others, including Jon Acuff encourage others to…
Turning Holidays into Holy-Days
You know they’re coming. You can feel it just as certain as the slight chill you sense each Fall morning. And when they come,…