Category: Blog Posts

I would like to offer a warning. During times of crisis, it is required of leaders to lead, this means making decisions, lot’s of decisions. On top of the pressure to consider every option and consequence is the constant stream of people seeking your direction. A crisis may require...

Being happy seems to be one of our greatest cultural values. But, do we really know what happiness is? The word happiness has morphed over the past few years into something very different from its original meaning. The phrase that once meant “the good life”, the action of living...

  Consistency is key when it comes to long-term success. If you are like me, you may have found yourself frustrated and discouraged with your inability to “stick with it” for the long haul. I am not saying that developing consistency will be easy, but it is possible. Below, you...

Occasionally, someone will express a value or perspective that is so powerful I feel compelled to make it my own. One such occasion occurred while I listened to a message by Bill Hybels, the senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church. He was discussing the topic of succession, more specifically...

I often speak with men and women who find themselves broken, confused and without hope. Many times, they have exhausted every avenue in their relentless quest for the elusive “happiness” that they believe will end all of their worries and problems. Confused and embittered by the frustration of the...

Many of you have heard about what happened in Manchester this week. It is another example of the wickedness of man. Todd Starnes has written a great piece on the danger of Islam, and the willingness of so many to ignore the threat in the name of political correctness. I...

I was speaking with a gentleman recently who was experiencing some very bad circumstances, his marriage was a wreck, his career was uncertain and his hope was depleted. As I spoke with him I recognized a common theme, one that I have seen many times over many years. “Why...

I was reading an article recently dealing with how Millennials view different religions. The information was given in a “likability” scale based on research done by the Pew Research Center. The research reflected the attitudes of different groups towards various religions to include atheism. I was a little surprised to...

There is no shortage of opinions concerning the election of Donald Trump. There is; however, one opinion shared by a vast majority of Americans: the government has been headed in the wrong direction. Many find the “rising tide” of hostility towards Christianity particularly alarming and blatant. Many anti-Christian agendas...

I read an article recently that sparked a research frenzy. The article stated that the Democratic National committee had added, “Repeal the Hyde Amendment” to the party platform. The “Hyde Amendment” is a law that keeps the government from using tax dollars to fund abortion. In essence, it keeps...