These five reads from this past week challenged, encouraged, and provided perspective for me. Check them out for yourself. Leaders Who Can See and Hear Others by Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers This article shares the valuable perspective of observant leadership. Successful leaders learn how to listen and see from other people’s perspective. Dorms for […]
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When have you gone into the wilderness? I moved to Missouri in the middle of winter. The Midwestern brown fields had turned into a few feet of snow. Not the ideal first couple weeks. More than the weather, it took longer than I expected to adjust to a new community. I began to wrestle with God’s
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How do you navigate conversations with a large group of people? Early in our marriage, I realized my wife Robyn, and I had different approaches. She would engage one person at a time offering them her undivided attention. I tended to move from person to person five minutes at a time. What I began to
Process more. My professor used to write that on my papers. He did so especially on papers engaging scripture. It usually had little do with understanding the context or Greek, but had much more to do with applying the passage to my life. Biblical passages invite us to go beyond the surface of our behaviors
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The idea of journaling conjures up a few images in our minds. You can see Doogie Howser type on the 1980’s blue computer screen. Some remember the journal they never quite continued from 2001. Others see this act of writing only for a particular group of people, but not for them. I began journaling at
These five reads from this past week challenged, encouraged, and provided perspective for me. Check them out for yourself. How Can You Forgive When Forgiveness is Hard? by Jeff Martin Unforgiveness affects more than we admit. Jeff Martin writes phenomenally on how the scriptures invite us to forgive to free us. Small Groups Are Weird by Chris
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I came home for a summer internship between my junior and senior of college. The last semester had taken a toll on me. Late night trips to Applebee’s for half price appetizers mixed with not exercising added far more than the freshman fifteen. Coming home to Binghamton provided a fresh start. The internship took place
We inherently look for guides. When we come to a fork in the road, it helps to have a person in our corner. They help us perceive our relationships and situations in a way that causes us to grow. Think of them as the coaches, Sherpa, and elders. Many of us have been aided by
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What costume do you wear? Millions of people this weekend will dress up as different characters for Halloween. For many of us, each day we put on a costume. We attempt to project a self-image to others. We can weary ourselves to maintain a self-image. Costumes keep us from authenticity. To keep up appearances, we
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Chap Clark from Fuller Seminary has said, “Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally positive about them.” Buzz Birchard fit that description in my life. He coached me in high school at Ross Corners Christian Academy for JV basketball and was an assistant coach when I played varsity. He went to heaven
