Tag: growth

  • Changing An Ungracious Culture

    Changing An Ungracious Culture

    I’ve done a lot of reflecting recently on my past years in leadership when I worked with a multi-cultural international team overseeing a missions campus. I am still haunted by several poor decisions we made. These are clearly seen in hindsight, but in the midst of busy schedules and deadlines, often go unnoticed until it…

  • What Music Are You Playing?

    What Music Are You Playing?

    Grace is so much more than forgiveness of sins, gaining us the event of salvation. Grace is the day-to-day journey of salvation. We were united with him in his resurrection. This does defeat “death” in our lives, but so much more; it means life! Paul in Romans 6 says our bodies are instruments of righteousness…

  • Yield to Grace

    Yield to Grace

    While in the United States recently, I noticed a change in how people drive. Previously, when entering a highway, you would slow down and yield before merging into traffic. This has changed. Now, the one on the freeway must be alert because the cars entering are coming full speed ahead, barging into traffic. The yield…

  • When the Extraordinary becomes Ordinary

    When the Extraordinary becomes Ordinary

    As readers of this blog know, I recently blogged the Catalyst 14 conference in Atlanta. The lineup was full of world-class speakers such as Andy Stanley, Tim Keller, Matt Chandler, Charles Duhigg, and more. Worship was led by Matt Redman. Through my time there I interacted with a number of other volunteers from the local…

  • The Power of Habit

    The Power of Habit

    Recently I served as a part of the Blogger Team at the Catalyst 2014 Conference. Catalyst gathers excellent speakers to inspire the church. Charles Duhigg is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the New York Times and author of [amazon_link id=”081298160X” target=”_blank” ]The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business[/amazon_link],…