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  • Influence Isn’t Grace

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    Grace is completely free. There’s nothing you and I can do to earn it. It’s readily available because it’s provided free of charge by an Awesome God. Influence MUST be earned. I don’t have the right to speak to certain issue in certain people’s lives. I don’t know them well enough. I haven’t earned the…

  • Choking Under Pressure

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    Growing up, I loved playing baseball. I was actually kinda good at the game, but there was one particular situation that I almost always failed in… Executing under pressure. I still remember the 2 outs, down by 1 scenario that every baseball player dreams of. What’d I do? I struck out for the first time…

  • I Shower With This Too Often

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    One of the things that I do that Melissa has to call me out on every now and then is using the same towel for too long. I don’t know why, but I hate using a fresh towel. There’s just something odd about it for me. And so, I use the same one for a…

  • I’m Learning to Slow Down

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    I’m trying to learn to slow down. I’m learning that I often do a lot of things, but few things well. Instead, I run around, thing to thing, task to task. The result is, I accomplish a lot of “tasks” but have very little impact. So, I’m learning to slow down. What are you learning?

  • The Rocky Path

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    When I was still living at home, my parents decided to remodel their kitchen. They decided that they really liked tile floors and called the tile man. I still remember how careful the tile guy was to be sure that he was laying the tile on a smooth surface. Every few minutes, I’d see him…

  • You Can’t Fry Everything

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    I love fried food….too much. When Melissa and I got a fryer a couple of Christmas’s ago, we immediately began to fry EVERYTHING. After a week or two, we started to think about how easy it is to fry something instead of cooking it the right way and the healthy way. In leadership, we can’t…

  • Feelin Around In The Dark

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    A few nights ago I had trouble going to sleep. After an hour of tossing and turning, I decided just to get up for a few minutes and try again later. Like every person awake well after their bedtime, I decided I needed something to eat. So, I grabbed the bag of M&M’s on the…

  • If It’s Easy, You’re Doing It Wrong

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    As I look through scripture, following God was never easy. There were always obstacles. There was always opposition. It seems that following Jesus often comes too easy for many of us. Little sacrifice. Little push back. Little trust required. The conclusion I’ve come to… We’re doing it wrong. Jesus said in John 16:33 that we…

  • Turning People UPSIDE Down

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    The goal of God. The goal of Jesus. The goal of Paul. The goal of Peter. The goal of our early church fathers. The goal of your local church. The goal of you. Is to see old and dead people become new and alive. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is…

  • 3 Elements to Turn the World UPSIDE Down

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    If you missed yesterday’s post and would like to catch it, you can read it here. If we’re going to be people that actually turn the world upside down and make a significant impact, we MUST be willing to do these 3 things… 1. Be with Him. We must be willing to spend time with…