A.W. Tozer claimed, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Your view of God affects every aspect of your life. When you contemplate God, what is the...
Tod Bolsinger, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory. (aff.) Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2015. 269 pages.
Near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a good friend recommended...
“What is your vision?”
People ask leaders that question frequently. Whether for their personal life or their organization, leaders are expected to have a long-term vision for where they are going. But I am...
The Problem
Another unarmed African American man was killed by a white policeman, and the nation is in turmoil. Such acts cause the African American community to wonder whether any amount of time,...
When a pandemic struck the entire world, state governments decreed the unthinkable: churches couldn’t meet publicly. Many leaders panicked and urged their people to hold on until things returned to normal. Other pastors improvised. They began livestreaming...
Anyone who knows me will laugh when they see my name attached to a blog about gardening! Whereas I know a great deal about leadership and people frequently ask me to speak and write on the topic,...
George Bernard Shaw once mused, “There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” World history is largely the tale of...
Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton. (aff.) New York: Penguin Books, 2004. 818 pages.
This book could be “Exhibit A” for why I love biographies. Ron Chernow is an excellent historian...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shut down businesses, schools, sports, graduations, church activities, and countless other events. The novelty of binge watching a TV series or having children home from school has lost its luster, and people...
On August 24, 1857,
the New York branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company announced it
was shutting down. Funds at the head office had been embezzled, leaving the
company with massive debt. Banks quickly responded, and the...