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  • Leader! Slow Down!

    Leader! Slow Down!

    As a young leader leader person, it’s tempting to be in a hurry… ALL THE TIME. We have a lot to do. I have a lot to do. But something I’ve noticed lately is that opportunities for myself and for me to bless others come when I slow down.

  • 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…

  • 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…..

  • What’s Under Your Seat?

    What’s Under Your Seat?

    A couple of weeks ago, I was walking through our church’s worship center on a Monday afternoon and noticed the lady that cleans our building bent over under a seat. After saying hey, I asked her what she was doing. Her response kind of surprised me (although I guess it really shouldn’t)…

  • Keep Choppin’

    Keep Choppin’

    1 Corinthians 9:24-27 – Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last,…