Somewhere during my formative years I came to believe that humility was the rejection of the reality that some things I did, I did well. To accept any praise or even to share a strength or a talent was considered boastful and full of pride. As such, I grew up feeling just as bad about…
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Success is …
Money, fancy cars, big homes, power, and fame - We all seem to hold certain cultural ideas of success. However, throughout various stages of life, in practical terms, our ideas of success changes. I came across this short story and in a silly way it speaks to our ideas of what exactly success is over a lifetime. The story reveals the Continue Reading...Read more -
Pastor Burnout
If ever there was a career path that was uniquely vulnerable to burnout, it is the pastor/minister. It is estimated that 40% of pastors and 47% of pastors spouses report suffering from burnout. According to some sources, 33% of pastors experience burnout within the first five years of ministry. Other sources suggest 1500 pastors per month leave the ministry because Continue Reading...Read more -
‘Been There’, “Done That’ from a little further along the Way
Continuing my journey from deconstruction to reconstruction, it's interesting to recognize how I seem to have come full circle on things like giving, leadership, structures, scriptures, and mission... But this time from a different vantage point, recognizing that the “issue” wasn’t the issue per se, but rather the culturally-inherited and significant misunderstanding/misapplications of Love resulting in the often tragic use Continue Reading...Read more
