What are You Measuring?

I measure everything… my performance, my weight, my caloric intake, the housework I’ve done or not done, how much I’ve read, how much I’ve given, etc, etc… Measuring isn’t all bad, but I’ve discovered that I have a tendency to measure the wrong things. I tend to measure what I don’t have more than what […]

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Sunday Highlights

Today we started our new Christmas series “Rhythm” at all of our campuses.  I’m very excited about this series because our hope is that we’ll all approach this Christmas season with more purpose than ever before – purpose to create a rhythm amidst the hustle & bustle that allows us to truly reflect and eagerly […]

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Who Are You?

What’s your brand? In my former job I spent the majority of my time developing brand identities for artists.  I worked hard to determine the unique characteristics of the individual musician/band/singer and then figured out how to market that to set them apart from the rest of their competitors.  It was a fascinating, sometimes frustrating […]

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Sunday Highlights

My notes from: “Eternally Focused” by Blake Bergstrom “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.  W.M. Lewis The situation is grave – we are going to die.  […]

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Lighten Up

Recently one of our staff was telling me about the opportunity he had to meet Michael W. Smith.  He was so stinkin’ excited that he got to shake his hand and get his picture taken.  I smiled politely and said “Wow, that’s great” with as much enthusiasm as I could muster.  You see, I worked […]

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Thriving or Surviving?

Are you thriving or just surviving? Are you really leading or are you just surviving each responsibility, meeting, conversation, or task that comes at you? Are you just reacting or are you leaning in? Are you really listening or are you just taking in facts and spitting out solutions? Are you dreaming or are you […]

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