Have you ever felt like you knew someone, only to experience something that helped you realize you didn't know them as well as you thought? For me, this was the case in a conversation with my dad two years ago.
Every year I have the students I teach read and discuss his lecture. It's a fascinating time and often eye-opening for many of them. However, there is usually at least one student who seems...
There are many things I just don't understand. Now, it's not that I couldn't understand or learn about any of these realities. Quite the opposite is true. I could take the time and brain power to take a deep dive into any or all of these. So why don't I?
Self-preservation is something humans have in common with the chameleon. We find ways to adapt and change to ensure our own safety and success. In many ways, this is to be praised. However...
I am not good at arguments. I tend to lose just about every argument I get into (especially with my wife).
As anyone in leadership will tell you, serving others can be exhausting. The work is rarely perceived as being done, let alone actually being finished. Yet that is what leadership is, serving others by pouring yourself out.
Preacher on the Run... 