Race in America

In light of George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020 and the subsequent protests and unrest, I began a series of conversations called Race in America. The response has been pretty amazing. Most of it extremely positive and some not so much. All of it has been helpful in giving me perspective on where people…

Count the cost

I was recently having coffee with a friend I met about a year ago. We met randomly, just after he had witnessed a tragic car accident and had stayed by the side of a teenage girl whose parents and sister were all killed in the accident. He stood by her and consoled her through several…

OnPurpose

OnPurpose

  On Sunday at NewHope we launched a new series called – OnPurpose. I shared the following at the end and a lot of people were asking for it. So, here you go… When we live OnPurpose, we remove ourselves from the role of the victim and become a co-creator with God. It’s far too easy…

Depleted

Depleted

There are times in our lives when vacations, rest days, calling in sick, going fishing, taking a walk or any of our other normal tricks for finding rest just don’t work. These are the times when we are spent. We are at our end and can’t seem to keep our heads above the water line….

Ideals

Ideals

When I was a young leader I went to work at an organization I had known and loved for years. In fact, the leader had mentored me in my high school years. I was so excited about this new opportunity and couldn’t have been more expectant for the great things That were about to happen….