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  • Beware of the Shift

    Beware of the Shift

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    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 know…

  • What’s the Next Best Thing?

    What’s the Next Best Thing?

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

  • What’s Under Your Seat?

    What’s Under Your Seat?

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    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’

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    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, but…

  • The Payoff is in the Preparation

    The Payoff is in the Preparation

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    We despise the preparation.

  • Dirty Thoughts: What We Can Learn From Dirt

    Dirty Thoughts: What We Can Learn From Dirt

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    I have an adorable 2 year old. As it is for many parents to young children, much of my life is spent taking care of, playing with, and entertaining our little guy. A few days ago, we were watching his favorite YouTube videos about tractors. As we were watching the same dirt dumping out of…

  • 2 Words We Don’t Want to Hear

    2 Words We Don’t Want to Hear

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    There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute,…