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06/12/2024

Leaders who copy other leaders will always be one or mores step behind. Powerful leadership requires innovation. Innovation does not ask what people have always done, it asks why aren’t we doing things different. 

Don’t try to determine how to lead in the future by looking at what Leaders did in the past. We can learn from leaders, but we should not emulate them.

If we copy Leaders, we also copy their failures. Copying the success of other leaders may not result in our own success. They led a different group of people at a different time. Some of what they did may work for you and some will not.

Leaders who copy Christ will always be one or more steps ahead. Christ has the benefit of knowing eternal past and eternal future. Christ is the great innovator. To copy Christ is to do what most are not willing to do.

The leadership of Christ is effective in all cultures and for every generation. When we copy Christ, we do not need to be concerned about copying His failures.

Do not copy what other people tell you about Christ. Do not copy what you think about Christ. Read the Gospels copy Christ as you see Him in the Bible. 

If you want to lead, copy Christ!

06/08/2024

Love is how you treat people. Compassion is how you feel about people.

One does not require the other, but both together make a winning combination! 

04/26/2024

Self-discipline gets you there, self-control keeps you there.

Self-discipline is the ability to make hard decisions. Essentially, it is pain with a purpose. Self-discipline does not live in the moment, it plans for the future. Self-discipline is willing to give up temporary pleasure for future success. Those who do not possess self-discipline can only dream but never achieve. Self-discipline does not need to be corrected by others, self-discipline is self-correction.

Self-control is the ability to control your choices. Those who lack self-control are often controlled by their own emotions or manipulated by other people. A lot of failed leaders have learned that a life without self-control is a life of self-destruction. As you travel closer towards success, the more important self-control becomes. Self-control understands the consequences of poor choices and does not justify bad behavior. Self-control recognizes the value our success brings to those we love. Those who are in control of themselves, are in control of their future. 

Make the hard choices and you will arrive. Control your choices and you will remain. 

04/13/2024

The best version of humanity is found in our humility.

Without humility, we cannot love unconditionally.
Without humility, we cannot repent sincerely.
Without humility, we cannot serve joyfully.
Without humility, we cannot live authentically.



04/12/2024

Ministry is not about bringing happiness to the healthy, it is about bringing healing to those who are hurting.

In a healthy ministry, there will be moments of happiness. But a healthy ministry will also have people who are hurting. Don’t ignore those who are healthy, encourage the healthy to support the hurting. 

03/26/2024

During times of tragedy, Christians should focus on showing God’s love to those who question God’s love.

Don’t argue with the angry, comfort the hurting. 

03/26/2024

A scientist is not someone who rejects God, but rather someone who seeks truth.

If truth leads you to God, that doesn’t mean you must reject science. It means you have discovered the greatest truth!

05/20/2023

The price we pay for love is pain.

Love brings joy. Love brings peace. Love brings fulfillment. Love brings purpose. The benefits of love are many. 

But, love has a price. Those we love have the biggest potential to cause us pain.

We feel pain when the one we love is in pain. We feel pain when the one we love breaks our trust. We feel pain when the one we love ignores our needs.

When we choose to love, we choose to suffer for them and because of them.

Some relationships bring more pain than joy. Others bring more joy than pain.  The deeper your love for another, the deeper potential for both joy and pain. If all of your relationships are heavier on pain than joy, your mental health will suffer greatly. 

There is only one relationship that provides pure joy and no pain. This friendship will never cause regret. This connection will never break your trust. His name is Jesus.

The price we pay for love is pain, but Jesus paid that price in full on our behalf.  Jesus paid the price of pain so that we could have pure joy in our walk with Him. 

Do not run from the ones you love lest you find yourself alone and suffering a different kind of pain. Instead, run toward the one who loves you most. He will comfort you in your pain and allow you to continue loving others.

Love is pain, unless that love is in Jesus Christ!

05/16/2023

Life is a series of trades.

We trade our time for: money, relationships, sleep, pleasure, etc.

We trade our money for: food, experiences, shelter, entertainment, clothing, etc.

We trade our happiness for: the happiness of others, a completed task, responsibility, etc.

Unfortunately, we often make poor decisions when trading. Without considering the consequences, we trade something valuable for something worth much less.

We trade the trust others have in us for: a moment of selfish pleasure, our pride, the chance to express our emotions in hurtful ways, etc.

We trade healthy relationships for: the possibility of new relationships (after all, the grass is always greener on the other side), the chance to make more money, etc.

We trade our physical health for: a company deadline, approval from co-workers/supervisors, food that brings temporary pleasure, etc.

We trade our connection with God for: connection with the world, the opportunity to live as we please, affirmation of the ungodly, etc.

When you make poor trades, you will lose the people/things that are the most valuable in your life. Once these people (and things) are lost, it is difficult to get them back.

When making decisions, always strive to trade UP! Trade what is of little value for something worth much more.

“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
Philippians 3:8

05/12/2023

Affirming someone’s choices brings them comfort. Affirmation is a common response from family members, friends, and even therapists. It makes us feel good to help someone else feel good. Affirmation is an easy way to strengthen relationships and gain the trust/love of another.

But, when affirmation is given purely for the sake of someone’s emotional stability, it will come with consequences.

If someone is making poor choices that brings self destruction, our affirmation only enables them to continue down a path of pain. While they might feel good in the moment from our affirmation, the long-term effects will hurt both them and our relationship with them. 

Don’t build relationships on attempts to help someone feel better. Instead, be the kind of friend that helps someone “become better”.  Affirmation has its place. Friends and family should be the first ones to affirm the good choices of one another. But, do not take part in the self-destruction of the ones you love. 

If you do not have the opportunity, responsibility, or authority to correct someone’s bad choices, silence is better than affirmation. 

 (Love) “rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭6‬ ‭

05/23/2022

Dwell in Truth: "let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:16

Jesus is described as a merciful and faithful high priest in Hebrews 2:17. In the Mosaic law the priest would bring sacrifices to God on behalf of the people of Israel. While ordinarily the high priest would bring the sacrifice, Jesus Himself was the sacrifice. His personal sacrifice was an incredible act of mercy.

Because of what Jesus has done for us, we can come boldly and with confidence to the throne of grace-it is no longer a throne of judgment for us; rather, it is where we have received forgiveness in mercy and righteousness in grace.

If your faith is in Christ, you have been forgiven!

05/19/2022

Dwell in Truth: "Let love be without dissimulation..."
Romans 12:9a

The word "dissimulation" used here means "fake" or "hypocritical". It is easy to state your love for someone, it is altogether different to prove that your love is sincere through action.

Consider 1 Corinthians chapter 13. We are given multiple descriptors of love and all of them are actions. Focus more on how you treat people throughout this week. Will they recognize your love by what you do? When you say "I love you", can they respond "I know"?

Words are cheap. Actions will cost you. Stop talking and start doing.

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