by Andrew | Jan 1, 2023 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
As we enter into a new year, it’s easy to allow past failures to hinder us from future success. In the things that really matter, we can find more excuses for why we can’t then for why we can. Thankfully, with a new year comes a clean slate, BUT… if...
by Andrew | Nov 27, 2022 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
“Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.” -John Maxwell What if every leader improved by just 1% in what they do every year? Imagine how that could change the trajectory of a life over time. Let me encourage you to...
by Andrew | Sep 25, 2022 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
You’ve probably noticed how easy it is to identify other people’s problems. For most of us it’s a natural gift. We can start picking people apart at first sight without ever even having met them. What talent! 😉 So why is it so hard it is to accept when...
by Andrew | Jul 10, 2022 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
As a man, you are a leader. You don’t get the choice not to be one. Whether you are a husband, father, friend, or all of the above, God has called you to lead the people closest to you, starting with your family. One of the key ways that I’m personally...
by Andrew | Jan 31, 2022 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Sometimes I feel like the world’s best procrastinator (see how I put a positive spin on that?). When I was about 12 years old, my parents made me take piano lessons (seriously, I didn’t have a choice.) A thirty minute piano lesson every Monday, and thirty...
by Andrew | Jan 2, 2022 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Dad, do you have a vision for your family in the coming year? When God made the family, he started by giving it a man – to lead it, to direct it, and to guide it. This wasn’t by accident, but by design. God knew that a family would need loving leadership and...
by Andrew | Oct 18, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
Churches are some of the largest volunteer organizations in the world. Without volunteers, ministry doesn’t get done. Yet, every church and ministry often struggles with having both the number of volunteers they need as well as the level of commitment from the...
by Andrew | Aug 29, 2021 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. We all have them. Every. Single. One of us. “Little foxes”, that threaten to spoil the vines. Small things, maybe pet sins or bad habits, in...
by Andrew | Aug 8, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
We all know “that kid”… yes, the one that brings negative thoughts to your mind just at the sound of their name. This may be a kid in your neighborhood, in the class you teach, on your bus route, or at the church you attend. Who is “that...
by Andrew | Jul 18, 2021 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Recently, my teenage daughter and I went on a date to one of her favorite places of all places – Chipotle. And in the course of the conversation, we took some time to point out some of each other’s blind spots… and it was eye-opening. Every parent...
by Andrew | Feb 13, 2021 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
As parents, my wife and I are still smack dab in the middle of our parenting journey. With one child away at college, three still at home, and two new foster kids, we are currently approaching parenting from a variety of different angles… and we’re loving...
by Andrew | Jul 12, 2020 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Productivity hacks are everywhere, but they are not all created equal. A few things that we all have control over (at least for the most part) are our personal time, our personal health, and our personal growth. Here are 7 small daily decisions that have helped...
by Andrew | May 3, 2020 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
There is great power in being convinced. Here’s how I know… One of my boys’ favorite activities is playing basketball in the driveway. With three of them and myself, it works out perfectly for us to play 2-on-2 tournaments, best out of 11. We always play...
by Andrew | Dec 1, 2019 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
2 Timothy 1:4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears… Everyone has them… the tears of life, and for many different reasons. Some people’s tears are bigger and more obvious than others. Some fall harder and faster. While some are hidden and...
by Andrew | Sep 29, 2019 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
My wife is allergic to poison ivy like its nobody’s business. She’s almost like a poison ivy magnet to the point that she doesn’t even have to come into contact with it. If it’s in the air she breathes, she’s bound to get it. And it’s no fun when she does, cause if...
