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I am often surprised at how often people, including myself, believe we can read the minds of other people. At one point in my first year as a pastor, a very disgruntled older gentleman was talking to me about everything Read more…

“We should turn back,” I said to my mentor on a hike in the foothills the other day as we approached a sheet of ice covering the trail.   “Nah, we’re fine.  Let’s go just a bit longer,” she replied.  Then a few Read more…

The Church in the U.S. is in Trouble, Big Trouble The sky might actually be falling. The Church in the United States is in the most perilous position in its history. Don’t misunderstand what I am saying here. The church Read more…

Patrick Lencioni, in his book, The Advantage, notes that ‘organizational health trumps everything.’ Not only have I found his argument to be true in the church to a high degree, but I have also found it to be true for Read more…

Patrick Lencioni, in his book, The Advantage, notes that ‘organizational health trumps everything.’ Not only have I found his argument to be true in the church to a high degree, but I have also found it to be true for Read more…

Patrick Lencioni, in his book, The Advantage, notes that ‘organizational health trumps everything.’ Not only have I found his argument to be true in the church to a high degree, but I have also found it to be true for Read more…