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  • Frustrated with God

    Sometimes, I get frustrated with God. Well, not really with God, more like frustrated with myself and the way I treat God. I get down because I know I’m not where I need to be. I’m not where I want to be. I get mad because my life is still so much about me…

  • How to Lose Your Life

    Spend most of your time trying to convince the people around you that you’re someone you’re really not. I’m serious… I’ve seen so many people worry constantly about how they “look” in front of other people and walk through life without any joy. Think about it… If we spend our time, energy, and effort…

  • 4 Questions

    1. What are you going to be for Halloween? 2. What’s one thing you would buy if you had $1million? 3. What’s your Pastor’s name and one thing you respect about your pastor? (Pastor Appreciation Month is almost over) 4. What are you looking most forward to about this weekend?

  • Using People or Loving People

    No matter what we’re leading… A church A family An organization A business A classroom An office Loving people is always more effective long term than using people. Sure, it’s easy to manipulate and convince people to move in a certain direction or do a certain thing the way you want it done… for…

  • Voice Blog: Excellence Over Execution

    CLICK HERE TO PLAY VOICE CLIP Why do we so often forget that God desires our best not just our leftovers? Why is it so easy to forget our real purpose for living? Why is it so easy for us to get caught up in the day-to-day that we forget about eternity? I’m constantly…

  • Silence is Deadly

    I was driving home last night with my radio up and windows down. I don’t know what it was, but I had this thought… I often turn up the volume to drown out the noise. I think we all do. We realize that if all is silent around us, there’s nothing to do but…