Have you asked for wisdom? - When I became a leader early in my career, I realized I needed wisdom. How could I get it? My wife, in her own wisdom, wrote the following verse on… [...]
The wisdom of allowing consequences - In Ezekiel 18, God speaks to Israel about personal responsibility. He warns them of judgment if they continue sinning against him; but he also tells them he will be merciful… [...]
Sorry, the future isn’t all that new - Solomon famously says, "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecc. 1:9). As leaders planning for… [...]
Dreaming with a renewed mind - Do you dream of the future? When I used to dream about the future, I thought about all the dreams I would have accomplished when I got to a certain… [...]
Have your 2024 plans changed already? - Greetings! As your year has gotten started, have your 2024 plans already started changing? If you're like me, then you've already seen things begin to change, and expectations have had… [...]
Slow down your planning - Greetings! While I love strategizing about the future, I have learned much of my annual planning is a waste of time. I can never see ahead clearly enough. The older… [...]
Don’t be afraid to dream - Greetings! When I think back to years past at this time, I've always had the same feelings I do now: Another year has somehow passed, I'm a year older, and… [...]
Beware of this leadership killer - Our sinful hearts create an inner self that looks after its own. [...]
Our leadership legacy isn’t ours to build - If your goal in life is to build a memory of yourself and what you’ve done, how is that different from idolatry, which God hates? This is a hard one… [...]
This is the person responsible for your leadership results (and it’s not you) - Understanding this may relieve some of the pressure you've been feeling. [...]
