Nov 20, 2015 | Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Pastor's Kids, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
Wouldn’t it be great if all a leader needed to know was 3 things? Wouldn’t their lives be simpler? The truth is, a leader needs to know more than 3 things—one reason more books on leadership exist than we’ll ever be able to read in our lifetime. I’ve lost count of the...
Oct 1, 2015 | Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Family, friendship, Marriage, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
News broke this week that 11 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide were fitted with the software designed to trick emissions testing equipment. A few months ago during the summer, NFL fans were inundated with Deflate-gate—a controversy over the illegal deflation of...
Aug 27, 2015 | Anger, Beauty, Calling, Career, Productivity, Uncategorized, Work
Do you like to check things off your list? Yesterday I stared at the third-quarter goals plastered on my whiteboard… almost two months into the quarter, and not one of them was crossed off. The whiteboard stood there, mocking me. Of my seven Q3 goals, five are in...
Aug 20, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Depression, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
In last week’s blog – The Power of No Part 1 – we introduced the idea of saying no as a brave thing to say. We considered three filters we can run our “no” through: Mission, mindfulness, and methodical-ness. We learned the power of no can keep us centered and sane. In...
Aug 12, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
In his 2014 book—The Power of No—James Altucher writes: “No is an incredibly painful, brave word to say. How many times have you had to say no only to have it cause anguish, arguments, and anxiety? Even the hours, days, and months before you say no you are filled with...
Jul 29, 2015 | Calling, character, Contentment, Productivity, Relationships, Uncategorized, Work
This week our church is involved in a mission’s trip. Not overseas—but right here in Sterling Heights and its surrounding cities. We’re serving multiple communities in a variety of creative and practical ways. Laura and I signed up to help at a block party. Our...
