A friend of mine told me recently that he had a toothache and he was going to the dentist. He said it was the first time he had experienced this and thought maybe he had chipped a filling. The dentist told him that he was grinding his teeth. Furthermore, hisRead More →
The extra mile. It’s a term used so often it’s almost considered cliche. It is thrown around in circles, especially being applied to those that are willing to lend a helping hand. But what does it mean? And if so many people are willing to go there, then why isRead More →
I love to help others perform at their best. There’s an old adage from scouting that I was taught growing up, “leave a place better than you found it”. We can apply this principle to almost everything we do in life. The idea of “leave the world a better place”Read More →
Ken Collier wrote, “The primary quality of a godly leader is that he follows Someone who is stronger than he is, wiser than he is, more discerning than he is, and more in control of circumstances than he is. A godly leader, whether a parent, teacher, supervisor, deacon, business leader,Read More →
The great temptation of power is control, and the great consequence of control is lack of relationship. The reason that intimacy is so difficult in ministry is you’re not in control—you’re in relationship. You have to enter a person’s life and they have to enter yours. The minute you startRead More →
Some leaders take action on very little direction, while others seem to never have enough to make a decision.
I was reviewing the book “Principle-Centered Leadersihp” by Stephen Covey the other day, and was reminded of the great message he has in this book. Here’s a summary. Overall theme: That “natural laws, principles, operate regardless. So get these principles at the center of your life, at the center ofRead More →