“Why Conversations Are Transformational Currency” Yesterday, while I was running sound at church, Jerry came up to me, pointed at the prayer list, and said, “Hey, I wanted to tell you, Michael passed away last week.” I looked at him for a moment and then kind of blurted, “Why are you telling me this?” I […]
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Pastor Keith didn’t stand out to me as someone who could grow a church. He wasn’t magnetic. He wasn’t a great speaker. He wasn’t overly energetic. And yet, he grew a church right before my eyes. The previous pastor had pushed hard to make changes, hoping for growth. In defeat, he left the church for
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My father wasn’t a warm man, nor was he particularly cold. His presence was a bit nebulous. In his mid to late seventies though, he changed. That decade he started to hug me back, sometimes lingering longer than I was comfortable. That was the first – and sadly last – time I heard him say
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When our kids started dating, they felt like failures. They didn’t know what to say or how to act or how to respond to strong feelings. I remember them saying something like, “I’m not good at dating,” to which I would respond, “That’s not true. You’re just inexperienced.” And the heart is in great need
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