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2/9/24: Guard Your Health
(Audio transcription below) Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 1 Corinthians 9:24 James Patterson has a great analogy. Imagine life is like juggling five balls – work, family, health, friends, integrity. If you drop the work ball, it will bounce back. But if you drop these other five balls, they are like glass and will break. Today, I am going to…
The Culture and Men
I want to introduce you to Aaron Renn. Coming from a Christian point of view, Aaron Renn provides commentary on current cultural trends. One of his most referenced and discussed commentaries comes from his article in First Things, where he laid out The Three Worlds of Evangelism. Renn concludes that Christians now live in the “Negative World.” He has recently written a book on what Christians should be aware of and how to navigate the “Negative World.” Renn is interviewed…
1/26/24: Master Your Finances
Only 6 months to train for the July 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Perhaps one area you need to really work on is your relationship to money. In the Lord of the Rings,…
1/12/24: Pursue Your Vocation
Four months have already passed us by, you now have six months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two or three events do you want to be in…
Pursuing Your Vocation
The 3 Costs of Leadership We continue our pursuit to “run to win” this coming Friday morning, January 12, at CCC. If you plan on running to win, there are costs; Kirby Smart clearly explains these in his speech above. This week our focus is on work: pursuing your vocation. I look forward to thinking through this together on Friday. Below are some resources I think you will find helpful. Listen, learn, and become a better leader! Tim Keller did…
End of the Year
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Iron Leaders! Here are a few leadership resources you might enjoy listening to over the holidays. A fascinating 60 Minutes interview with tennis great Novak Djokovic. The best part is at the 3:20 mark when Novak corrects the interviewer, “It’s not a gift, it’s something that comes with work!” Solid information from leadership great John Maxwell This will inspire you toward greater generosity. At the end of the year, National Geographic publishes their pictures…