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A Lasting Picture: Overcoming Fear and Insecurity
Recently at a Museum of The Bible event in Washington, D.C., I was invited to participate in a painting class. When I first saw the class being offered on the schedule, I was a bit hesitant, if not intimidated. I hadn’t painted anything since the 3rdgrade. I...
What We Can Learn from Pontius Pilate
In this season of Lent (giving something up to remember the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus) and as Easter approaches the celebration of our salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus, I found myself reflecting on specific people who could help me remember...
Respect: 3 Things Leaders Can Do to Grow More of It
R-E-S-P-E-C -T – Find out what it means to me…. I can hear Aretha Franklin belt it out. But how do you get it in the workplace and on production sets today? Here are 3 thoughts and lessons I’ve learned. Know and exert your boundaries. One of the hardest things to...
Stop the Procrastination and Dig in with Fortitude
I love having written, produced an award-winning program, or have hosted great events that nourish souls. But it is agony for me to get there. I know and see the destination, but it’s the packing and getting there that never stops challenging me. I have a bit of a...
Can You Bring The Light Behind The Screen in an Instavangelist Era?
I grew up in the era of the televangelist. Rex Humbard and Oral Roberts. They were the pioneers of what was then the only streaming screen – the TV. Today we live in the era of Instavangelists. They are evangelists on Instagram and TikTok. Our screens have changed,...
Parties, Conversations, and Leading Others to Who Jesus Is
Holiday gatherings and office parties are great for teams and groups to come together… sometimes. But for all the fun and excitement, these events can also bring us together with people we may not know or people we know well but don’t enjoy engaging in conversation...
Don’t Forget to Honor the Essential Spiritual Leaders, Ministers and Pastors.
Each year, the 2nd Sunday of October is set aside to honor pastors, ministers, and leaders. We forget to honor and see how difficult their work often is and instead only step back to see them when they fail. As we celebrate our pastors and ministers on this day, let’s...
Love Won, but Love Must Keep Winning
We were delighted several years ago to host Sheila Hart, one of the producers of the then just released film, Unplanned at an Influence Lab Women’s Gathering in Hollywood. The film told the story of Abby Johnson and her multiple abortions, her 13 years as a site...
Are You Shipwrecking Your Ability to Change?
They were tied in their beds. The story I was reading gripped me since I was about to dive to see the wreckage of the historic RMS Rhone, a UK Royal Mail ship embedded since 1867 in the depths of the Caribbean Ocean. The site of the Rhone, now a National Park, is...