For years, I thought I had a major jealousy problem. Why else did I daily wonder: Why is Kathi Lipp‘s platform growing so much faster than mine? Sure, I tried to rationalize: She was writing and speaking full-time, while I was trying to build my ministry “on the side” of my teaching career and graduate school schedule. Her #1 Strength is Positivity, but mine is Input. She’s a charismatic leader, and I’m … not. But even as I accepted the many personality and life season … [Read more...]

As Christian writers and speakers, it’s vital that we monitor our motives and notice the need of our audience. We must regularly ask ourselves: Why do I step up to a microphone in front of an audience to deliver a spoken message? Why do I spend hours at the keyboard to craft a piece of writing? The pat answer, of course, is “to bring glory to God.” But the truth is that even after a quarter-of-a-century as a professional communicator, I still wrestle with two self-centered … [Read more...]