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Your Personal Evaluation

A Year-End Personal Evaluation By Dr. Brian S. Simmons

Learn How to Effectively Complete a Personal Evaluation Now is the best time of the year for personal evaluation. This past year was a BIG one for our family.  We have a new normal!  Seven of our 12 grandchildren live here in Lexington, SC near us!  And, number 13 is on the way!! My wife,…

Despair at Christmas Time

Despair During the Season of Christmas By Ed McDowell

When Despair Finds You at Christmas From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. I…

5 Lessons from being a Mentor

The Accidental Mentor By Alec Hill

Five Lessons Learned by Becoming a Mentor The path to becoming a mentor can be accidental. In 2016, I faced a challenging situation. Following a bone marrow transplant, my long-term disability benefits were running out. Given my illness, I still needed six more months of living in quasi-isolation and could not return to the job…

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Thoughtful Reads to Inspire You

12 Thoughtful Reads on Innovation, Technology, Leadership and Change! We hope you enjoy browsing these 12 thoughtful reads. Each on has been curated for a leader like you. We believe they are relevant for those of you leading today and those of you that dream of leading tomorrow. Enjoy exploring and finding new inspiration from…

Praise and Thanksgiving

Praise and Thanksgiving By Dr. Bob Snyder

Discover the Outcomes of Praise and Thanksgiving I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad.Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.  I sought the…

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Enough is Enough: A Thanksgiving Prayer By R. Scott Rodin

Finding The Way Back to Thanksgiving Thanksgiving week has become a most peculiar season in American life. I love this day; it’s my favorite holiday of the year. But each year, when it comes around, I find myself saddened by the disjointed nature of the activities of the week that seem contradictory at best and…

Generous Refrshment

Exploring Refreshment By Ed McDowell

Embrace & Experience Generous Refreshment The sweetest refreshment experienced is always associated with generosity.  Stop and think about the times that restored you in your own life, examine the details of what gives it to you and you will find generosity flowing through the experience. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves…

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The Difference Between a Critical and Merciful Heart By Dr. Bob Snyder

← Back to Blog Do you lean towards critical or merciful? How can you tell if you have a critical heart or a merciful heart? Jesus reminds me that I often pass judgment on others and avoid examining myself. I plead guilty! Ruminating over the minor issues in others is much easier and perversely “satisfying”…

Self-care for the holidays

Plan for Holiday Self-Care By Mike Haarer

Participate in NOvember For the Holiday We all know that the holiday season can tend to be a stressful time of year if we are not intentional about managing how we spend our time and energy. The busyness of the season affects all areas of our personal and professional lives. As leaders, it is wise…

Fundamentals of the Faith

Faith Fundamentals By Jon Lewis

Stewarding Faith Fundamentals Faith fundamentals are worthy of our attention. Recently I came across the latest biannual survey results from Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research that measures the theological temperature of the evangelical church in the United States. Although the statistics on attitude shifts within the general U.S. adult population were predictable, the data corresponding…

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