As I said in the first Dream-Killers post, you can’t really kill your dreams.  You can, however, cause them to need life-support by constantly suppressing them. And nothing suppresses our dreams like continuing the same plan, but expecting different results.
That’s the second Dream Killer:  Continuing on with the same plan, but expecting different results this [...]

That’s a lousy title, because it’s not really true.  There’s actually nothing that can kill our deepest dreams and desires, because God put them there.  A better title might be “Dream Suppressors”.
In my life, I’ve watched people who are entirely alive to their dreams and desires.  I’ve also watched people who have completely given up, [...]

When I was a pastor, the paid and volunteer leaders got together for a yearly weekend retreat.  Most years, we talked about the good, the not-so-good, and the opportunities we had for the future.  One year, though, the agenda was thrown out the window.
That was the year we all repented.
Every one of us.
It was as [...]

Jesus said…
Follow me, and I will make you:
* Successful.
* Theologically accurate.
* Politically influential.
* Healthy.
* Persuasive.
* Worthy of a mass Twitter following.
* Wealthy.
* Popular within the Christian subculture.
* A mega-church pastor.
* A nano-church pastor.
Even though we’d never admit to any of these core beliefs, I wonder if we ever wrestle with putting our own definition in [...]

In the mid 200’s (A.D.), Claudius the Cruel was the Emperor of Rome (I’ve got a hunch he didn’t choose that name for himself).  He was a powerful ruler, but had difficulty filling his military, due to the bloody outcomes of his war campaigns.  Claudius blamed this on fondness of family – that he couldn’t [...]