I woke up ... and started crying. I cried off and on for three days. And I wasn’t much of a crier. Something was wrong.

It is my honor to interview my good friend Jim Tomberlin. Jim has an incredibly rich history of helping churches to meet their Kingdom potential and I know you will be blessed by his thoughts.

I have been mentored and coached by Dave Kraft for the past 10+ years. He is a godly man, father, husband, pastor, and leadership coach. It is my honor this month to ask him several questions about leadership that I know will be a blessing.

The next time you are tempted to say that you don’t know your calling, stop yourself. If you are a Christian, the Bible is clear about your highest calling. You can embrace it today.

Show me a person with purpose, and I will show you someone with a reason to live. Alternatively, show me a person without a clear purpose, and I will show you someone who struggles to get out of bed in the morning, consistently fails to bring their best to their relationships, and readily admits they aren't enjoying life.

Work is not the only reason you were created, but it is a key part of the purpose of your existence. Apart from meaningful and productive work, you will endlessly struggle with purpose and happiness because you were meant to be productive for God’s glory.

Most people live for the approval of the many. They make decisions that they know others will approve of. They go along with the crowd. They blend into the culture. Unfortunately, they also live safe and ineffective Christian lives.

Some years ago I discovered the gift of getting away with Jesus. Every month I carve out a day to enjoy my relationship with him, listen to his voice, and discuss the direction my life is headed.

In the summer of 2016, Anthem Church was born. At our very first service, I declared the promise of Jesus over our young church. “I will build my church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.” - Matthew 16:18.

The story of King David in the Bible is about waiting for God's promise to come about in his life. At 15 years old, the prophet Samuel announced that God had rejected Saul and instead chose young David to be the future king of Israel. It must have been bewildering to receive such a promise and feel like it would never happen.

My wife bought me a plaque for my home office. It reads, “A man who walks with God, always reaches his destiny.” I can’t tell you how much that has meant to me over the years.

Sometimes in life a friend will betray you, a family member will hurt you, or a co-worker will unfairly blame you. These events deeply injure us and leave us with wounds that are difficult to heal. What do you do when this happens to you?

“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7