Love comes first

“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.” –Simon Sinek I’m leading my congregation through the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, an insight unveiled by business strategist Patrick Lencioni. I feel it is extremely important that everyone understands how to be [...]

Relationships: The place of perfection

I’m an advocate of the local church. Not because I’m a leader of one, but because I know the extreme value of the Church! There’s a stability, peace and focus I live with because of it. The early church apostle Paul knew what he was talking about when he said “forsake not the assembly of [...]

The Performance Trap

In this consumer-driven world we live in today, the idea of perfection is marketed to you everyday. Advertisers sell you a product intending to convince you that this item will perfect your life. For example, we’ve seen those AXE body spray commercials. Wearing this deodorant spray men, you won’t be able to keep the women [...]

Family or Friends?

I asked my church recently during our "No Perfect People Allowed" teaching series, who do you trust more...family or friends? This simple question created some inner tension. The sad reality was that many of us really trust our friends over family. One of our members said to our family "I don't trust family or friends, [...]