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One of my favorite video games growing up was Super Mario Bros (1985). If you’ve played this game, then it’s likely that you remember the warp pipes. These are green pipes that could “warp” your character to other parts of the game. Essentially, they are shortcuts that let you skip levels. While there are manyContinue reading “Warp Pipes & Mentorship: Your Leadership Shortcut”

2020 is often used as a synonym for clarity. The term “2020 vision” is used to describe visual acuity. It’s also likely that you’ve heard the adage “Hindsight is 2020.” I think that it’s kind of ironic that the year 2020 was anything but clear. I don’t know about you, but I found myself unsureContinue reading “HINDSIGHT 2020”

Have you seen these information disclaimers that are being attached to social media posts? It’s some variation of “𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.” While these disclaimers are often specific to political posts, I wish that we could get something similar for Biblical, religious, and theological posts. Have you ever heard aContinue reading “INFORMATION DISCLAIMER”

One of my spiritual disciplines is reading a Proverb a day. Essentially, whatever day of the month it is, I read that chapter of Proverbs. This morning, I read Proverbs 14. One of the verses that stood out to me recently was Proverbs 14:25. It reads, “A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witnessContinue reading “WITNESS”

“What God has joined together, let no one separate.” – Matthew 19:6 (NIV) I’ve been reflecting on this passage recently. It’s the week of Claudia and I’s anniversary. I don’t know about you, but this year has seemed to be especially hard on a lot of marriages. A month hasn’t gone by when I haven’tContinue reading “WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER…”

On this Election Day, remember the least of these. In “The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats” (Matthew 25:31-46) Jesus teaches that we will not be judged for our beliefs or values alone, but that we will be judged for how we treat the least of these. Regardless of who wins today’s election, thereContinue reading “REMEMBER THE LEAST OF THESE”

One spiritual discipline that I have is reading a proverb from the Bible every day. Essentially, what I do is turn to the Book of Proverbs, and based on the date, I read that Proverb. For example, today is October 20th, so I’ll read Proverbs 20. The Book of Proverbs is believed to be writtenContinue reading “THE ATTITUDE OF UNDERSTANDING”

During my childhood, my favorite Sunday school game was “Scripture Shoot-Out.” It was a game that helped students memorize the Bible verse of the day. This is how it worked… Two students were chosen and put back to back. The students would take steps forward as our teacher counted aloud. On three, we would turnContinue reading “SCRIPTURE SHOOT-OUT”

Leading you family well means knowing what their love languages are. Claudia’s love language is quality time. With everything going on, it feels like we are around each other almost 24/7. Like many, we have been working and schooling from home. For me, this has blurred the lines of us physically being together versus usContinue reading “QUALITY TIME”

Follow me as I follow Christ. This paraphrase of Corinthians 11:1 has become my leadership motto. I think that it shows the irony of Christian leadership. Meaning, in order to be a good leader, you also have to be a good follower. I try to keep this in mind for my own leadership with ministryContinue reading “MOTTO”