Leadership empties people. It won’t always happen in a dramatic, collapsing, “I cannot do this anymore” kind of way. Sometimes it is quieter than that. Sometimes you are still showing up, still answering messages, still making decisions, still carrying responsibility,…
This is the final reflection in the Before God, Without the Story series. In the first reflection, God Was Not at the Centre, I sat with the danger of using spiritual language too quickly – how a sentence can sound…
Can I talk to men for a minute? Gentlemen, what we carry before God is heavier than what we explain to people, or even convince ourselves of. In this 3-part series, covenant is the heaviest topic for me because I…
I have been thinking about a phrase/statement/sentence we use a lot. It is a sentence I have heard. It is a sentence I have understood. It is a sentence I have probably used, or nearly used, or imagined using when…
I have often shied away from the spotlight. Sometimes I have called it a preference. Sometimes wisdom. Sometimes humility. Sometimes discernment. And perhaps, at times, it has been those things. But honest self-reflection requires me to admit or, at least,…
There’s a unique frustration that comes not from your actions, but from what others assume. You walk into a room and suddenly things feel tense. People decide you’re “too much,” “unsafe,” “greedy,” “cold,” or “above it,” and you end up…
There’s a strange pain I’ve been noticing. Not the kind that is similar to the pain of failure, but the pain of trying to do things “right.” Strange thought. Right? Doing things right is, firstly, the implicit or explicit acknowledgement…
Before I say the hard part, I want to say the true part: I’m grateful. Not “caption grateful.” Really grateful. I am grateful because in seasons like this, gratitude doesn’t leave, but it has a clandestine way of just fading…
A journal entry inspired by the Facebook clip below. Watch then read my thoughts… It’s a bold claim to make that those closest to us often struggle to support our growth. This message was striking enough to prompt deeper reflection…
Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well and finding spaces to serve and grow wherever you are planted today. As you know, we’re always looking for new ways to steward what we have. Recently, I’ve been exploring the modern…
