Sports Vs. Church

I have to admit that I am more than a little old school on this one.  I get the whole idea that the family is the primary platform for spiritual growth and that character can be built in sports.  However, it still bothers me when I see families making choices that seem to have very […]

How Wives Can Injure Husbands Without Knowing

Regardless of what our culture tries to tell us there are tremendous differences between the emotional needs of men and women.  This is especially the case in the context of a marriage relationship and sometimes without even knowing we are deeply hurting our spouses.  This a great post by Ron Edmondson and will maybe give […]

What To Do When Opportunity Knocks

It does not happen that often in the normal routine lives that we live but occasionally a new opportunity finds us and forces us to have to deal with some serious questions.  Should I take that promotion with the move or change the company I work for or should I finally start that new business. […]

7 Warning Signs A Leader Is About To Crash

For the most part I have been successful at almost everything I have done as an adult.  When I hit a major wall in 2007 I was failing at almost everything I tried to do.  This experience revealed some things to me about myself that I needed to know and they were not very pretty. […]

How To Stop Being A People Pleasing Pastor

Leading the local church may be the single most difficult leadership assignment I know.  Think about it, your customers are your workforce and your financial supporters.  With that reality its easy to see when pastors fall into the trap of trying to please everyone.  Ron Edmondson has some helpful advice on how to deal with […]