It wasn’t my working frustrations that started eating up my time and energy. My bosses and co-workers were well aware of the areas where I lacked skill or gifting. It was my areas of working competency which left me confused as I experienced both high productivity and low satisfaction in my career.  I was producing … More Don’t Let Your Competencies Crush Your Soul

One of my favorite people to talk with on staff at 12Stone Church is Chris Morgan.  Chris has been a worship pastor at 12Stone for since before I can remember.  One of the things I love about Chris is that you cannot have a conversation with him without getting fired up about Jesus.  He is passionate and … More The Domino of Worship

Do you remember the childhood story of Goldilocks and the three bears? A girl goes for a walk in the forest and enters an empty house both tired and hungry. Sounds a bit like me after Sunday services! Goldilocks goes through a few scenarios to deal with her hunger and exhaustion, and each time she … More How many do you need?

Which way do you run when the fire starts? No I am not talking about an actual fire, I am talking metaphorically. When a fire starts in your area of influence are you the sort of person to run towards the fire or run away? The question has to do with your bias towards action. … More A Bias Towards Action

I have a mini-me running around my house. Luckily she looks like her mother, but she sure does talk like me. I call her my mini-me because I have learned recently that whatever I say – she will say. For instance when I go to change her diaper and it is particularly stinky I might … More Watch your Language

I am really excited about something we have recently rolled out to the volunteers at 12Stone Church|Central Campus in Lawrenceville.  It is called the Weekly 5 – and it is a brief video (5 minutes or less) each week on topics which will inspire, develop or simply share 12Stone DNA.  I filmed a video for … More Rights of an Insider

I do this thing on our elliptical machine to help me push through barriers. I tell myself, “just one more minute.” I do that because in those moments I am tired and looking for a finish line – yet I know I want to keep moving forward. If I stop going, I will stop growing. … More One More Rep

Make me now Thy chosen chalice, Giving drink that makes men whole. How do you approach big weekends in the church? Much time and planning is given towards the external work and preparation…but how do you prepare your heart for an important service or a meaningful event? I have found the most important preparatory work … More Prayer of Alignment

I heard about this stage of parenting. People make jokes, stories are told, but it is just recently that I finally accepted reality – we have entered into the “WHY” phase. You know what that phase is right? Our daughter asks why all of the time these days. Sometimes it is a really cute moment … More Easter is Coming

As I kick off this 60th blog post, the idea of obsession is on my mind – because I follow a legacy of spiritual leaders who learned to obsess about the right things. It’s exciting to write blog post #60, because, God willing, I am just getting started. You see I obsess over the church. … More Obsess