You tend to base your decisions on one of four motivations in life: circumstances, conveniences, criticisms, or convictions. Yet only decisions that are based on your convictions will last and leave a lasting legacy.
The people who have made the greatest impact on this world, for good or bad, are those who had the deepest convictions. They weren’t necessarily the smartest people, the brightest people, the most educated, the wealthiest, or even the most famous.…
The Church is the most magnificent concept ever created. It has survived persistent abuse, horrifying persecution, and widespread neglect. Yet despite its faults (due to our sinfulness), it is still God’s chosen instrument of blessing and has been for 2,000 years.…
We’ve all been in that situation. A relationship that is so far gone that you’d have to perform reconstructive surgery in order to repair it. It’s messy, uncomfortable and stressful – like there’s a cloud of anxiety hanging over you every time you see that person. Doesn’t feel so great, does it? But what people tend to miss is that that big, uncomfortable thunderhead was once a small cloud off in the horizon. What happened?…
Seeking out, welcoming and positively responding to offered feedback is the missing ingredient for many leaders. Dr. Buckingham paraphrases John 8:31-32 and puts it this way, “Truth, rightly responded to, sets us free.” …
