Leadership Essentials: Christ-Centered Character
We all remember the childhood game Follow the Leader. Whatever the leader does, you do. Wherever the leader goes, you go. We all understand leadership…
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Serving Jesus Even When Your Eyes Reflect Poop
Is this what I’m destined to become? Recoiling with disgust at the abject prospect, I now eyed these women with cynical wariness. Yes, they seemed normal. And up…
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How to Fold Laundry… As Unto Jesus
I just abandoned my laundry basket. It’s over half-full of warm, clean clothes. The rest are folded on the couch. Normally I don’t leave chores…
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What Redemption Means for Followers of Christ
We say it as often as we can: Jesus-followers have been re-created by Christ to lead on His behalf in our everyday lives and circles.…
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3 Keys to Overcoming the Burnout of Serving Others
The burnout grew slowly. It was a general feeling of frustration with my work. As I would drive to work in the darkness of the…
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Why I Crave Mentorship and Why You Might, Too
I crave time with older women. Whether one year older or fifty, I am hungry for their influence. This craving is spiritually innate. Older women…
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Why It’s Hard for Me to Sabbath
Sabbath. It’s what “Hakuna Matata” wishes it could really be. No worrying. About anything. For all eternity. And with thousands of years of history it…
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Five Habits of Jesus-Followers Who Make “Christian Gossip” an Oxymoron
Gossip. It is to modern Christianity what speeding is to modern society. An infraction at worst. Not even a misdemeanor. We know we’re not supposed to…
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Why Character Trumps Accomplishment
A few times each week, I make an elaborate plan to sabotage myself. The assassination of my own character is often an inevitable result. I call it…
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Por Qué El Carácter Triunfa Sobre El Logro
Un par de veces cada semana, hago un plan elaborado para sabotearme a mí misma. El asesinato de mi propio carácter es a menudo una consecuencia…
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From Veggie Tales to What’s in the Bible: Following Phil Vischer’s Lead
The first time I saw Veggie Tales I was a high school sophomore in a room full of guys from around the country and…
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What Everyday Christians Need to Understand About the Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God. It’s a Jesus-phrase that gets a lot of air time in Christian circles, and yet the depth of it often means that…
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