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Inheriting Well: Lessons from the Two Steves
Qin Shi Huang. Toyotomi Hideyoshi. King Solomon. History calls them great. But they all ultimately failed. Not in the ruling part. The leaving part. Qin Shi Huang unified China for the first time in history, then died believing his dynasty would last ten thousand generations. It lasted four years. A palace conspiracy installed his weakest…
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WHY CULTURE MATTERS
Watch the news these days, and you feel it: the chaos, the mess, the division, the noise that distracts us from the real problem. And underneath the noise, the same old hope—that the right leader, the right bloc, the right majority will finally set things right. So we look for a savior. A new leader.…
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Stop Faking It: Why Authenticity Beats Performance Every Time
You’ve heard the advice: “Fake it till you make it.” I used to believe it too. But after years of pastoring, speaking on leadership and manhood, and watching countless people build their lives on performance rather than substance, I can tell you this—it’s a trap. Here’s what I’ve learned: authenticity has a frequency that people…
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THE CONVICTION FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
I’ve been re-reading Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck’s Designed to Lead, and it’s stirring something in my heart as a pastor. We live in a time when the world hungers for leaders with integrity, leaders who serve, leaders who understand that true greatness is measured by the growth of those around them. And while there’s…
