Jan 22, 2016 | Education, Leadership
Some Christians are ‘too spiritual’ for higher education. Take my advice: God can use a few sharp minds. While history waited, while souls perished and Israel languished under the yoke of Gentile oppression, the Messiah prepared in anonymity. Humanity...
Jan 22, 2016 | Church Ministry, Leadership, Money
Our character is revealed in the way we handle the finances God entrusts to us. I think the church has often failed to communicate a balanced view of prosperity. On the one hand there are the hyperspiritual who say money is altogether evil. Get it away from you. Give...
Jan 22, 2016 | Leadership
Read part 1 10-things-i-wish-id-known-when-i-was-21 5. Brokenness is the doorway to wholeness. This mysterious paradox was hidden from me at 21. I feared brokenness. I ran from it, and when it got too close fought it off with all my might. If I had but known...
Jan 22, 2016 | Leadership
You might think you’re smart when you get out of college, but I suggest that the real education is only just the beginning. In an Amish kitchen in Bird-in-Hand, Pa., in the heart of Dutch country, I saw a sign I’ll never forget: “Too soon old, too late smart.”...
Jan 22, 2016 | Business Leadership, Church Ministry, Leadership
Jesus overturned every worldly idea about power when He introduced the concept of servant leadership. The Master’s question was breath-catchingly direct, and upon the tender flesh of their innermost unspoken desires it fell like a glowing coal. He said to them:...
Jan 22, 2016 | Church Ministry, Culture, Leadership
A decade ago I went through the darkest time of my adult life that threatened my marriage and my leadership. It was a classic case of leader burnout. For me, it was an eclipse of the sun. The problem was that I lost touch with my own core connection on the inside. My...
