Sep 18, 2015 | Contentment, Depression, Family, Forgiveness, friendship, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
This past weekend Laura and I served a church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For those of you who are not Michiganders, our state’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by the 5-mile long Mackinac Bridge. If you don’t like bridges, you really wouldn’t like...
Jul 15, 2015 | Anger, character, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
Have you ever been in a meeting where people were talking (and maybe even shouting), but no one was communicating? I recently sat through one of those. 90 minutes of sheer torture. Multiple people talking over each other, not listening to each other, and trying to...
Jul 9, 2015 | Anger, Contentment, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized
Rachel Macy Stafford, a New York Times bestselling author, relays the following personal story about hurry. “My thoughts and actions were controlled by electronic notifications, ring tones, and jam-packed agendas. And although every fiber of my inner drill sergeant...
Jun 18, 2015 | character, Contentment, Family, Relationships
Just finished watching Apollo 13 for the nth time a few days ago. I usually brag to my boys during the movie “I remember watching that story as it happened in sixth grade.” Yes… I am old. On the evening of April 13, 1970 when the crew was 200,000 miles from Earth and...
Mar 26, 2015 | Family, Leadership, Pastor's Kids
Today we welcome another voice to the Converge Coaching Blog… Jaime Hlavin. Jaime is a wife, mother to two young girls, and a good friend. Hope you enjoy her contribution ~ John I grew up in an electrician’s home. With that came so much unwanted responsibility....
Feb 19, 2015 | Anger, Career, Depression, Family, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Uncategorized
When I ask pastors about their day off, I’m often greeted with a blank stare followed by uncomfortable mumbling. Some report they haven’t taken a day off in years. And even worse, a few of them are proud of it. They wear their busyness as a badge of honor....
