All of us have luxuries that we are used to living with. Some of us have more than others, but considering shelter and food are the only tangible “things” we really need, there is a lot that we have that is extra stuff. What is the one tangible thing you could most easily give up?

For those of you new to this blog, every Saturday I write up a short post including links to some of the best blog posts I read and some of the most interesting news I found. Blogging is a funny thing. Sometimes I write posts that I think a lot of people will resonate with [...]

Let the Madness begin. This is easily one of my favorite times of the year. The weather is finally getting better. Baseball season is close. I can begin thinking about golfing again. And March Madness is upon us. Each of the last few years I’ve set up a Tournament Pick ‘Em league on Yahoo Sports. [...]

During my undergrad studies I took numerous management classes and often our class discussions would be centered around the importance of being flexible and nimble in business. We would go through numerous case studies of businesses that were once at the top of their industry, and after 10 years of remaining stagnant (without change in [...]

Lisa Smith (known to many of you as “Stretch Mark Mama”) wrote a comment on this post from a couple weeks ago, and what she said has stuck with me since then. Here is the last part of her comment: “Growing a church the organic, one-convert-at-a-time way is tough and requires a well thought out [...]

Put yourself in a leadership position for an extended period and it won’t take long to figure out where your weaknesses are. That is a lesson I have learned since going from part time to full time at my church and taking on a lot on more responsibility. I’ve found that I struggle to be [...]