Apr 28, 2026 | Disappointment, Forgiveness, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
When betrayal comes from someone close, it cuts in a way nothing else does. Betrayal isn’t a scratch . . . it often creates a deep wound. And in those moments, forgiveness can feel like surrendering the case, like letting them win. But it’s not. Forgiveness is...
Feb 18, 2025 | Forgiveness, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
How we forgive is a harbinger of leadership fruitfulness and longevity. In part 2 of Leadership & Forgiveness, we focus on extending forgiveness to ourselves, and four powerful forgiveness principles we need to know. The better we get at forgiving, the healthier...
Feb 11, 2025 | Difficult people, Forgiveness, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Here’s something most pastors didn’t learn at college: Difficult people go to church. The 2nd thing they didn’t learn: Difficult people can cause a great deal of harm. In today’s episode we dive into a two-part conversation around why getting better at forgiveness...
May 9, 2024 | Forgiveness, Gossip, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Unity
A few weeks ago we began addressing the topic of conflict. For a lot of people, the tendency will be “I hate conflict” so the temptation to merely scroll past posts and podcasts on this subject is real. If you are one of those people, you probably refer to yourself as...
Sep 7, 2023 | Forgiveness, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
I was reading recently about a group of neighborhood children who were playing baseball when someone hit one across the street, smashing through sweet old Mrs. Jones’ picture window. Instead of doing what I did as a kid—running away—the children went to Mrs. Jones’...
Feb 23, 2023 | Anger, Assertiveness, Forgiveness, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Last week we talked about telling our anger where to go. We encouraged an honest appraisal of our anger and then we examined unhealthy expressions of such. In Unshakable You: 5 Choices of Emotionally Healthy People, John Opalewski says, “In Ephesians 4:31, the apostle...
