Category: Communication

I’ve been reading a new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. In this book, the Heaths talk about the elements of change. We can try to change things from the outside in, starting with the environment, but lasting change won’t happen until we hook the heart. Once the heart is engaged, […]
Do you ever wonder if God is really as connected with us as we’d like to think? There are seasons when we wonder if He forgot us (even while proclaiming loudly His faithfulness). We have whole parts of life when we only hear His voice on rare moments. Yet God is present and He does […]
Enjoy: What makes you the one in charge? Do your expectations of a good leader change with the situation?
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Have you ever invited people to argue with you? A trainer once taught me that we all have a fight or flight response – but people tend to lean toward one or the another. When hurt, scared or overwhelmed, people either fight or flee. The problem is that if we let ourselves get into the […]
Are you going? That is the question you want your people to ask each other. How do you facilitate that conversation? In my first job as a youth intern, we held a car wash. The day before the car wash, I got on the phone and called every kid in the group. Later, the youth […]
What do you hear?
My oldest child was plagued by ear infections. There were times when I felt like her “selective hearing” was actually due to an inability to hear instead of belligerence. One morning, I woke up to a TV so loud, I was sure they could hear it in Cambodia. With a few phone calls, I got […]
This week has been great. I have had more energy, I am happier, and my house is clean. I have discovered a secret: Even I, have a need for people. For the last three years I have been excessively isolated. I am an introvert, so this seemed like a good idea. Besides, if they need […]