We’ve all heard in recent years of high profile pastors that have fallen in some way. If nothing else, that trend shows us that none

I started this blog to focus on Essential Godly Leadership and what God’s Word has to say to us in leadership roles. But, today, I’m

I like to watch and listen to crime shows, do you? Any 20/20 fans, 48 hours fans or any Crime Junkie fans? As I watch

I have a bad habit of hearing criticism and immediately getting defensive and coming up with my pushback. I really need to change that bad

I love all things Thanksgiving – family, friends, church services, food, desserts, walks, playing Thanksgiving day  football, watching football… the list goes on. I also

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably mumbled under your breath, or out loud, the following phrase to one or more of your children: “Why you

I work in a church, and I love setting goals. I love setting goals in my personal life and ministry life. In fact, I probably

My wife and I have a saying – it’s never easy. Doesn’t it just seem that every step of the way in life there are

I saw a meme the other day that said, “I’m a Christian, but I swear a little.” That’s probably a motto for many Christ-followers. Have

The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Sometimes that verse from 1 Timothy 6 is misquoted as “money is the

I am a huge proponent of prayer. I have seen God move in amazing, miraculous ways in my life throughout my years. There is power

First off, we do not have the perfect marriage. My wife can improve in a lot of areas. Guess I haven’t learned much in 31

There are things that I love about social media. Currently I’m learning a ton about all of the crazy snakes in Tennessee from a new

I know I should never write this type of blog in May, right? Baseball games, graduations, concerts, recitals, parties and the list goes on and

I am the kind of handy person that can fix anything… as long as it only requires duct tape or superglue. Otherwise, I’m sunk. I

We’ve all been in the meetings that we can’t wait to be over, right? Unfortunately, many of us have run those meetings as well. I

Did you know that 77% of us, more than 3 out of 4, experience stress that affects our physical health? 77%! Exactly one-third of us

You know you want to be a growing Godly Leader, but you also know that your daily quiet times are not often where they should

You don’t know exactly what happened, but you just had a big fight with your spouse, and now things have unraveled. When you stop to

In 2023, the greatest commodity we have as a Godly Leader is time. We’ll do just about anything to save time, won’t we? We always

There was a recent study that showed that two Walgreens stores had completely different success metrics even though they were close to each other, had

Y’all, the struggle is real, isn’t it? I mean it seems that temptation is everywhere and comes in all kinds of forms. I mean look

You’re tossing and turning at night – can’t sleep. You see someone coming down the hallway and you turn to avoid interacting with them. You

As a Godly Leader, it’s hard to be “on your game” all of the time, isn’t it? It’s hard to get criticized because, at times,

What the world needs now is love, sweet love.  Love is a many-splendored thing.  Where there is love, there is life.  Love everyone always.These are

I remember hearing a commercial a few years ago about an upcoming sale. There was the sound of a clock ticking very slowly during the

I have a mental picture of my son, Adam, sitting in the front of the school bus after a high school varsity baseball game as

Welcome to Season 2 of the Essential Godly Leadership Blog! We believe that, as leaders, our goal is to pursue Godly Leadership, not just worldly

I love me some sports. I am an over-the-top Chicago Cubs fan (my license plate says “Cubzwin”), my three children all played collegiate sports, my

You can not go anywhere these days without seeing and hearing about leadership, leadership, leadership. You hear about leadership traits, leadership styles, leadership do’s and