You ever have something you want to say, but you know you probably shouldn’t? I know the feeling. Truth be told, I’ve written this blog post a dozen times, and never hit “Publish.” Why? Well, it’s pretty simple. See, right or wrong, when you spend enough time around churches and Christians, you start to get…
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The 9 Essential Free Apps I Use Everyday
This summer, the Apple App Store will turn 11. It launched in July 2008 with 500 apps. As of the end of 2008, the Apple and Android apps stores both feature over 2 million apps. It’s hard to even remember life before smartphones, with an app at our fingertips for just about anything we might…
How to Nail Your Goals for 2019
A few years ago, I stopped making resolutions. Why? Well, research overwhelmingly shows that when it comes to following through on resolutions, the vast majority of people don’t last very long. I’ve always been squarely in that group.Instead, I started setting goals for the year. You might be thinking, “What’s the difference?” Well I’ll tell you…
The Five Best Books I Read in 2018
In this post I’m sharing five of my favorites with those of you who are looking for ideas for your reading list this year.
A Post-Election Day Reminder That’s Bound to Offend Someone
Here is a list of where Jesus stands on the day after the election:
Eat the Frog First
If you and I sat down over coffee and compared “to do” lists, I’ll bet we’d have one thing in common more often than not: each of our lists would have a few items that have been on there for a while that we just never seem to get to. In my experience there seem…
A Word for Church Leaders
[DISCLAIMER: Experience tells me that somebody is about to get offended, so right off the bat it needs to be said that I am SO THANKFUL for Ryan Rasmussen, our elders, and leaders at First Christian Church – Canton! They are awesome guys, and in NO WAY does what I’m about to say have ANYTHING…
Looking for an Easter Spotify Playlist? I’ve got you covered!
If you’re looking for some good tunes to get you through the holiday weekend, here you go!
Finding a Mentor: 5 Things You Can’t Afford Not To Do
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several conversations with friends who are considering looking for a mentor to help them grow their leadership. This post is a few thoughts that I usually share with people who are beginning that process. For what it’s worth, this isn’t really original…it’s stuff that I’ve learned from my…
7 Podcasts That Will Make You a Smarter, Better Leader
Some of the best free resources out there for growing and learning are podcasts. Over the past few years, as podcasts have grown in popularity, literally thousands of new podcasts have flooded the web. It can be exhausting sifting through them to find the really good ones, but there are a few that stand out…