Category: Articles
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The Case for Boring Leadership: Why Steady Leaders Build Strong Organizations
Not every organization needs a charismatic hero. Learn why steady, humble, long-term leadership often builds healthier, stronger, and more resilient organizations.
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What Did God Say?
I recently had an interesting conversation with a woman about her spiritual journey. During an acutely painful period in her life, she lost a child. In her grief, God remained silent. She wondered why he wasn’t speaking words of comfort to her. Eventually, she began…
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The Courage and Faith to Stop
Most people prefer spring to winter (unless they’re a hockey fan!). We enjoy the excitement of beginnings, not the melancholy of endings. Starting a new job or business feels far more exhilarating than hitting our twenty-year work anniversary. Yet I’ve learned that it takes just…
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Busyness versus Fruitfulness
In North America, if someone asks how you’re doing, you’re likely to reply, “I’ve been busy.” Responding any other way could imply that you aren’t an important person with important things to do. In today’s culture, busyness has replaced holiness, wisdom, and virtue as the…
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Causes or Symptoms?
Throughout history, the church has often struggled to discern what mattered most. Innumerable battles have been waged over periphery concerns. Just because someone is passionate or angry about something doesn’t mean it’s an issue of great importance. When the gospel was spreading across the Gentile…
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The Leader’s Confidence
I knew a minister who was asked to resign from four churches in a row. He was a nice man who longed to be a pastor, but he couldn’t lead. All four churches noted that when faced with problems or possibilities, he was indecisive. He…
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Notes from a 10K
I ran a 10K on Saturday. It wasn’t pretty. I hadn’t run since suffering from a severely herniated disc in my lower back three years ago. But the time was right to try again. Taking three years off of running hadn’t been good for my…
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Reclaim the Ruins!
I love reading biographies of leaders. It inspires me to learn how they took discouraged, defeated groups of people and helped them experience victory. Some of the best leadership stories are in the Bible. People used to ask my dad if there were any leadership…
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Building on the Legacy of ‘Experiencing God’
Long before my dad wrote Experiencing God, he was living it. My family would sit around the dinner table and listen to stories of how God had miraculously given us exactly what we needed. For us, God wasn’t simply a doctrine; he was a Person…
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Watch Your Heart!
As I get older, I spend increasing amounts of time trying to remember everything I want to tell my doctor during my next appointment. I see my primary care physician every six months for a major physical and a follow up. I had my follow…