Want your boss to let you work from a coffee shop? Or take long lunches? Or visit with friends during the work day? I’m convinced you can make it happen. One of my favorite things about self-employment is the liberty to do whatever I want and work on my own schedule. But I’ve also experienced…
I’ve seen quite a few articles and blogs lately sporting the “Should Christians _____” post title. My guess is, those types of titles are getting tons of clicks. That’s why there are so many. The problem is, that sort of question is simplistic. And the reason so many people are asking those types of questions…
I’m convinced God doesn’t care as much about church style as we do. His goal for the Church is merely to accomplish His purpose on the earth. That means there are thousands of different styles, visions, sizes, and personalities that can make this happen. At the same time, I think there are a few things you…
I’m not a fan of being weird just to be weird. But I do believe there are some social taboos we have that aren’t necessarily worth keeping. Trying to stay within these social norms makes many people unhappy or feel unnecessary pressure. Here are a few social taboos I think are totally worth ignoring. 1. Unfriending…
Life is a series of risks. I believe you can’t do anything of true worth unless you’re willing to risk. But there are three categories of life-risks available to you. Over the last few months, I’ve been working my way through all three, figuring out how they impact my life and the success I’m working toward.…
My wife has come to accept the fact that I get the occasional man crush. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it’s basically when one man thinks another man is so cool that he can’t stop talking about him. It’s just a silly way to say you admire the person. And it happens to me…
There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the problem with Millennials – the older generation finds them difficult to work with and often sees them as an entitled bunch. That might be true, but I’m convinced Millennials have something to teach the church that no other generation has. In fact, I’m convinced every generation has…
This morning I hopped in the back of an Uber driver’s car for a 10 minute drive. In that time, we talked about his autistic daughter, how he wished he had learned Spanish, his time in the Air Force, how his wife almost died a couple of years ago, and his father-in-law who has just…
I’m about to get real with you. My hope is that you can see my transparency, see my humiliation, and find hope through my embarrassment. I was speaking at a conference. I normally get paid to speak, but agreed to do this gig for free. Fortunately, I got to bring a friend along, so I…
My job is coming up with ideas. I plan close to 10 blog post ideas each week. Then I have to come up with new ideas for my own books. That gets difficult after having done this for a few years. At times, it feels like there aren’t enough ideas to keep up this pace. But…