Relationships

Complementary Teams

Complementary Teams

Most people in leadership roles have gone through the Strengths Finder 2.0 materials to determine their inbred strengths. Quite a smaller number have had the discussion about how that information impacts the team they are serving on. I’ve served on quite a number of church leadership teams. Some were healthy, some not so much. Some […]

Watch out for the neighbors

Watch out for the neighbors

The old saying in real estate is: “location, location, location.” The value of your property will definitely be impacted by the property’s around it. Real Estate agents pull ‘comps’ to see what the house you’re selling, or buying, should be worth. We are in the process of looking for a new home. Looking at the […]

The Grace of God by @andystanley : Book Review

The Grace of God by @andystanley : Book Review

The topic of Grace has had countless authors and theologians look at it from every angle. Many come at the topic from a theological perspective… and that is very appropriate! Stanley writes about the topic of grace with the heart of a Pastor. In typical Stanley style, he writes in a very conversational, easy reading […]

Love and Respect for a Lifetime : Book Review

Love and Respect for a Lifetime : Book Review

I received a copy of Love and Respect for a Lifetime by Dr. Emerson Eggrichs from Thomas Nelson Publishers as a part of their BookSneeze program. After more than fifteen years of working with marriages in the local church, this is one of the best books I’ve come across that addresses the passage that has […]

Death of a Burden

Death of a Burden

As I have been going though my current transition I have noticed an interesting pattern. While going though the emotional journey of loss, I have attempted to cognitively process those very emotions. I have noticed a parallel to what is known as The Five Stages of Grief. In her 1969 book, On Death and Dying, […]