Teach What You Know

The boy in red is my oldest. He and his younger brother achieved one of their major life goals last year when they passed their black belt test in American karate. It was a long journey. We often talk about one and five year goals. They stuck to it past five years because there teacher [...]

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“Soft Skills” Books I Recommend

In my professional development presentation, I recommend several books for developing interpersonal skills. I’m a big believer in always learning, always improving, even in areas I think I do well. So whether you struggle at dealing with other people (I’m a very painful introvert, so I naturally do) or you are the life of the [...]

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You Don’t Have to Have Money to Help

Friday night my wife and I talked about my upcoming hair donation. I have grown my hair out a number of times for Locks of Love. I’ve been told hair grows at a rate of about half an inch a month. For Locks of Love, the ponytail must be at least 10 inches long. That [...]

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Choose to Inspire

I work with children a lot as a children’s pastor. And one of the things I’ve noticed about children is that if you can inspire them, you can overcome behavior issues, problems with authority, and other things that make some not want to work with them. It’s why some teachers are seen as great and [...]

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