This a bitter-sweet post. Sweet in that it reveals the Lord’s leading, moving, and expanding His kingdom globally. However, also bitter in that Katie and I will be leaving FCC as we follow the Lord’s leading. Continue reading
How to Help A Hurting Friend
We all experience pain from time to time. The loss of a loved one, difficult breakup, moral failure, and sometimes we just have days when nothing seems to go right. Empty cereal box, car won’t start, and to top it all off… the batteries in your Wii remote are dead. Life can be cruel. But to be serious, pain isn’t foreign to humanity. It transcends culture, demographics, and during these moments of discomfort, friends aren’t just appreciated, they are needed. But the real question is…How do you help a friend who is hurting? Here are four simple ways I’ve found to be useful.
Staying Up Late on Facebook?
If you’re up…. Here’s a challenge for you. Share a Bible verse (s) in the comment section that is (are) meaningful to you. Why not… You’re already awake. Looking forward to seeing your favorite verses.
(Directions: please post comments on the website not just Facebook so people can view later after news-feeds have changed. Thanks!)
Arrogance Kills Leadership
We’ve all experienced it before. Meeting someone in leadership we either highly admire or who is well-known, and then hearing them speak words riddled with arrogance. When this occurs, our attitude quickly shifts from excitement to defensive, impressed to appalled, and most importantly… a desire to follow to a need to escape. The truth is simple and clear… Arrogance Kills Leadership. Continue reading
Men SHOULDN’T Follow Titles
Recently scanning my Facebook news feed, when I came across a quote someone posted that I had long forgotten….
”Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage” (Braveheart)
I don’t know a man alive who doesn’t love the movie Braveheart. Full of passion, conviction, and yes courage… the character William Wallace showed the world what a leader must be made of. Men from across the globe love the hero who stood up against the injustice his people were facing… refusing to take land, money, or titles in exchange for his people’s freedom. William understood that though titles may bring fame, fortune, and admires… they do not produce followers. He showed us that deep inside the heart of a man is the desire to follow someone great… But only the courageous take such seats of honor. Continue reading
