My Philosophy of Leadership
So much of what we call leadership today is really just management, moving tangible resources around to accomplish things. Leadership is more than that. It’s about the intangible. It’s about hearts. Often, when I see…
Two Things Keeping You From Mentoring
September is a great month to start a mentoring group. Vacations are done. People are getting back into the school routine. And you can be ready to mentor some ‘younger ones’ if you’ll start prepping…
Alligator Arms
My friend Rusty (an Auburn man) uses this metaphor all the time. When it feels like what you want to touch is just out of your reach. No matter how hard you think, how far…
Why Would God Want to Talk to Me?
Imagine having a child, fathered by you or adopted . . . doesn’t matter. Now imagine raising that child without ever speaking to him. He comes to you all the time, asking for stuff, pouring…
The Power of Self-Disclosure (Part II)
When we last left our story, a guy was pedaling toward his high school girlfriend’s house as hard as he could. Hurt by his wife, he’s about to mess up big time. He’s given himself…
The Power of Self-Permission (Part I)
So a guy goes to his high school reunion and they pass out a directory with every classmates’ address and phone number. There’s the address of Arlene, his high school sweetheart (she was the homecoming…
The Questions Around “Calling”
When you don’t understand something, find someone smarter than you and ask them for help. I’ve heard the word “Calling” forever. Even read Os Guiness’ classic book The Call. But I still didn’t get it,…
Voices
We hear voices in our heads all the time. We’re not crazy because we hear voices (at least not all of us). Most of the time we’re hearing ourselves; we’re giving ourselves instructions, thinking about…
It’s Jesus
Coming off the ‘mountain top’ of our first-ever mentoring retreat, I’m reminded that Jesus is it. Reading about the religious environment He walked into and the religious environment His followers have created over the last…
Empathy and Self-Esteem
If empathy is simply connecting with people’s feelings, why is it so hard? All us Jesus-followers want empathy, right? “They will know we are Christians by our love” falls apart if we can’t meet people…
