God’s Natural Antidepressants – Part 1
One of the Bible’s most descriptive stories of how God deals with depression is evidenced in the life of Elijah. This man, a prophet…
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What Do Pastors and Deep Sea Divers Have in Common?
SCUBA stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. The deep-sea diver goes to extreme depths in search of treasure that most will never find in…
Here Are 5 Mistakes Pastors Make at Christmas
It is hard to be a Christian at Christmas – especially for pastors and leaders. Why? We can blame the culture, the powers and…
10 Ways to Overcome a Sense of Loss This Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. As the song goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But, for some people,…
Giving Yourself Permission to Pause
I was talking with a leader recently who is wrestling with exhaustion and fear of burnout. As a leader of a fast-growing non-profit, she…
Here Are 5 Ways Leaders Can Grow in Self-Awareness
Did you know without self-awareness, a leader is stuck? In fact, the biggest hindrance to a leader’s development is not intelligence or work ethic but…
Overwhelmed? 10 Ways to Start Overcoming Today
Do we choose to be overwhelmed? To suffer depression an anxiety? Yes and no. Depression and anxiety are epidemics in our culture. Suicide, the most…
The Top 10 Challenges to Being an Emotionally Healthy Leader
I have been thinking and writing about the qualities of emotionally healthy leadership since 1996. Each book (e.g., The Emotionally Healthy Leader) and theme in The…
What Should Pastors Do With Personal Pain?
Every leader carries personal pain and baggage not only from his or her family of origin but also from previous ministry experiences. For some, that baggage…