I worked at a Fortune 500 technology company for 7yrs. 22 billion in annual revenue created intense competition. My stories attest to how I got my thick skin, my ability to work under pressure & exposure to every personality type. Everyone. However, in my 7 yrs not everyone liked me *at first*. I couldn’t understand it. I was kind. A hard …
Training Your Dreams
I believe the push for instant gratification short changes people & dreams. Society has lost the ability to wait. In the process of attaining what we want NOW, we circumvent wisdom & insight necessary to carry the weight that comes with a calling. Waiting is a teacher. Jesus’ 30 years in obscurity were necessary. They were fueled by an intimate …
What if churches and people got real…
For those hurt by the church by the ignorance of people, please accept my personal apology. I think we’ve all been there. Can we all just start over? Wouldn’t it be awesome if churches and people got real? What if, instead of featuring the highlight real, we’d start with the mess of it. Here’s the deal, some people don’t represent …
Asking God For One Thing…
We sit on a bench at the lake. In peaceful silence, we sit. Hard to find words. Her husband went to be with the Lord not even a year ago. He was too young and too wonderful. He was our matchmaker 18 years ago. A work project teamed us up and the rest is history. He never let us forget how much …
Church Planting – Not For The Faint of Heart
Exponential Church Planting Conference. SPARK was the theme of Exponential 2015, inspired by these words Paul wrote to Timothy: “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and …