The Four Regular Seasons of Marriage
This October, my wife and I will celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary. It has been many years of ups and downs and highs and lows. We’ve experienced the best of marriage and the worst of marriage. And, although we don’t have the perspective of a couple who have been married for many decades, we do […]
How People Pleasing Ruins Your Ability To Lead
I’ve seen it far too often. I may have even done it myself. But each time it has a terrible impact on a person’s ability to lead. Being a people pleaser. Now before you stop reading, let me define what I mean by that term – people pleasing. This is when a leader allows those […]
5 Mistakes I Made When Launching My Blog
I’ve been blogging for about 9 months now and it has been so much fun I can’t wait to see what the next 9 hold! I enjoy sharing my thoughts and experiences with each of you – in the hopes that it will help someone someday. Writing is something that I’ve always held an interest […]
The One Question I Get At Lunch That Ruins My Day
Ok, maybe that’s too strong a title for this post. But there is this one question that I seem to get over and over when I’m out at lunch with my wife that messes with my head a little bit. It may not always (or ever) ruin my day, exactly – but it does make […]
Is Good Customer Service A Thing Of The Past?
I tweeted this question a week ago. It didn’t go as viral as I thought it would…but it did get some responses. For example: “I surely hope not.” “Sometimes I think it is!” “Seems like it!” I tweeted that out after having 2 experiences with organizations where the customer service was subpar, in my opinion. […]
5 Things I Wish I Knew About Marriage BEFORE I Got Married
It happens all the time. My wife and I hear things about our marriage that makes us smile. Things like: “You look so happy!” “You act like newlyweds!” “You can’t relate with what I’m going through because your marriage is so good.” “You two never fight.” We don’t smile because these things make us happy…we […]
Please Take My 2014 Reader Survey
I want to make my blog better and more relevant to your needs and interests. To do that, I need to know more about YOU. As a result, I have created my 2014 Reader Survey. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the survey? By doing so, you will ultimately be helping yourself. […]
Top 5 Posts - June 2014
Here are the Top 5 Posts from June: 5. Being A Dad Is... 4. The Sunday Punch Team 3. 3 Questions To Ask Yourself To Assess Your Leadership 2. Five Leadership Lessons From A Stay-At-Home-Mom 1. I'm So Sorry You're An Introvert Which of these is your favorite? Comment below and let me know!
The Elements of an Effective Church Outreach Event
Last Saturday, the church that I have the privilege of serving in had its annual Independence Day Celebration. There were several thousand people on our campus. Many of these have never attended a Sunday morning service at our church. For some of them, this is their first contact with our church. For others, this is […]
The Basics of Christian Leadership
In the Bible we have some of the best examples of leadership that can be found any where. It is a literal resource of Christian leadership and one that all leaders can fund nuggets of wisdom to help them get better at leading others. As a Christian, it's important that we understand some basics about […]