I was reading “Rethink Your Self” by Trevin Wax, and I was struck by something he wrote. “Today, the aspirational side of friendship has slipped. Friendships that involve truth-telling falter fast. We are told that a true friend accepts you as you are and celebrates you as you are, full Read more…
I recently read a quote from a book that has stuck with me. Present to God… present to people. -Charles De Foucauld Such a short, simple quote that can be revolutionary in your life! Truly, think about these six words and what they would mean if we lived them in Read more…
Resilience. Grit. Resolve. Courage. Boldness. Faithfulness. Obedience. These are all words that I strive for when pursuing God’s life for me and the qualities I desire in the most tumultuous times. These words probably describe what most people long to have in this life, but we must raise the question: Read more…
A few years back, my oldest son was getting into trouble because he was being a little inappropriate with his teenage cousin. Thinking her very beautiful, he wanted to kiss her in a non-cousin way. Now, to be clear, he was seven at the time learning to navigate his feelings, Read more…
Guess what? As a leader, you will have to make some tough decisions, and not only will you have to make some difficult decisions, but those choices will also impact other people. Regardless if that decision you have to make is within your family unit or workplace, it will affect Read more…
There is a Marine training camp in South Carolina with a problem-solving obstacle course that the cadets must go through. The officers pair each cadet with a team member he or she has never met, and they have ten minutes to solve each obstacle. My therapist went through this obstacle Read more…
I will be honest as a leader; it is a lot at times and can be very draining. If I am fully transparent, it is easy to fall into moments of discouragement as you lead people. Why is that? Simply put, because people are messy. It can be even more Read more…
If you have attended Bloom Church for any length of time, you have heard me repeatedly say that one of if not the most important thing we do is 21 Days of Prayer. Under normal circumstances, this is true, yet with the hindsight of these last four months, this may Read more…
A few years ago I heard a statement that really shifted the way I evaluate and assess Bloom Church. Someone said and I am paraphrasing “Every healthy leader of a healthy organization knows exactly what season their organization is in”. That we should be purposefully understanding where we are at Read more…
I truly believe that life is won or lost in the mind. That too many people set themselves on a negative path because they are consumed with the wrong mindsets. Paul says in Romans 12:2 “let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then Read more…