Remember those old-fashioned, beautiful blankets that grandma used to make? The ones that took months to make, comprised of patterns made from countless patches sewn together? As children, we would ma...

If you’ve ever led in the midst of a crisis, no matter how large, you know that teams work together in a different way when challenges arise. Crisis times are stressful; there’s change happening at li...

Everyone influences.

Read that statement one more time.

No matter who you are, where you are, what your position, or what your direction in life, you are both influencing and being influenced by oth...

All leaders have been there before: we’ve just heard a great idea; our team is on board; everybody’s excited…now, the question presents itself: how are we going to come up with the funding to make it ...

If you’re the lead leader in your organization, you’re likely familiar with something called the wisdom gap. Even if you don’t call it by that name, the wisdom gap plays an integral role in your daily...

What’s the greatest destroyer of leadership?

What can undermine your potential faster than anything else? What’s the number one cause of failed leaders—on personal, organizational, and even national ...

As leaders, we shoulder unique burdens and responsibilities. Our days are chock-full of meetings, tasks, and to-dos. We’re held accountable for our teams and their actions. We’re in charge of envision...

In my last post, we explored the story in John 5 of the man at Bethesda. When Jesus asked the man if he wanted to be well, the man started explaining and blaming instead of just saying yes. In this po...

Has God ever asked you if you want to be healed?

In John 5, we find the story of the man at Bethesda. This man had been an invalid for decades—almost forty years. He had stayed by this pool, where mi...

As you live your life today, there are two versions of “you” that influence your beliefs and decisions. All of us have the choice as to which version we will fixate on more, and which version has the ...