While working with Matthew Barnett on our new book, The Cause Within You, Matthew’s selfless service to others caused me to reflect on my typical reaction to other people’s pain and suffering. For most of my life I have sought...
The Pain of Ministry and Its Implications for Parenting and Leadership
February 11, 2011 6:26 AMPermission-Based Leadership
January 30, 2011 10:01 AM
My newest book, The Cause Within You, releases this week. I wrote it with and about Matthew Barnett and his leadership of the Dream Center in Los Angeles. What a tremendous experience it was for me. Spending time with Matthew...
Leaders Facilitate Peace
January 3, 2011 8:23 AM
While spending the holidays with extended family in Princeton last month I had a chance to re-read parts of Thomas a Kempis’s classic, The Imitation of Christ. The following passage struck me anew. “It is a great matter to live...
The Power of Shared Experiences
December 13, 2010 7:59 AM
The recent Barna Update that I wrote about the lack of accountability facilitated through the local church was a reminder of the importance of personal relationships. Only a fool will voluntarily place themselves under authority without a healthy relationship built...
Would Agreeing to Pay Higher Taxes Show Your Gratitude?
November 26, 2010 9:17 AM
There was an interesting article in the New York Times earlier this week by Mark Miller. He argued that rich people should stop trying to wiggle out of paying a higher tax rate and instead demonstrate their gratitude for the...

