Jonathan Pearson

  • Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

    Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

    Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In the 1960’s, Stanford did a now famous study where they put kids into a room with a marshmallow or cookie and told them that they could eat the marshmallow or cookie now or wait 15…

  • Beware of the Shift

    Beware of the Shift

    I love football. That’s worthy of a blog post right there because I’m ready for football season to be here and my patience is beginning to wear thin. :-) But that’s not the point of this post or story… on to the real post. I love football and, while I’ve never played, I’ve come to…

  • What’s the Next Best Thing?

    What’s the Next Best Thing?

    In the latest episode of The Next Up Podcast we talked about some key questions that all leaders should be asking. Those questions covered a range of different topics. Some were questions the leader should be asking themselves and others were topics the leader should be asking those that they lead.

  • Drop It Like It’s Hot: A Lesson In Waiting

    Drop It Like It’s Hot: A Lesson In Waiting

    When my wife and I first got married, we were unwrapping wedding gifts and came across a gem of a gift. It was one of those things that I really thought at the time had changed my life forever. It would provide warmth, comfort, and fun…..

  • Spent

    Spent

    For the last few weeks, I’ve been spent. By spent, I don’t mean that I’m not getting any sleep or I haven’t had the chance to step back or anything.

  • Life And Leadership In A Thumbnail

    A leadership and life post… I have 2 year old. He loves watching videos on his iPad mini that was formerly my wife’s. His favorite thing to watch? Random videos on the Youtube Kids app.