Christian Leadership
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. At my desk in Smoke Rise this past Monday, I found myself rewriting a project proposal for the fourth time—not because it wasn’t good, but because I couldn’t trust anyone else to capture the vision exactly as I saw it. My team was capable,…
The Daily CHEW CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Sunday afternoon, I find myself checking emails at my kitchen counter in Smoke Rise while family conversations drift from the next room. My heart knows better, but the weight of Monday morning pulls at my attention. For years, I approached Sabbath like another performance…
The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, Chuck caught himself doing it again. His direct report was presenting their quarterly strategy, and before he knew it, he’d interrupted her three times to “clarify” minor points. His jaw was tight. His voice had that edge—you know the one.…
The Daily CHEW CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Every Saturday morning before anyone wakes up, I find myself squeezing in a bunch of work. I love what I do, but my soul quietly aches for a reset. For years, I thought Sabbath was a luxury for those not building, not battling for…
The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Yesterday, a tense exchange with a key team member left me driving home with that familiar weight in my chest—not shame about who I am, but that nagging question of whether I’d handled it well enough. As someone who genuinely seeks feedback and growth, I…
The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. The email sits in my inbox with “URGENT – Need decision by EOD” in the subject line, and I can feel my chest tighten. As a high-performing leader who’s navigated complex business decisions before, I know this feeling well—the weight of knowing that what I…
THE DAILY CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Uptown Blues: When Longing Turns Sideways In the Heights, even the loudest laughter could hide a deep ache. Looking back, I see it in all of us—turning our core longings into silent agreements or cover-up moves when things got rough. For me, that meant…
How Do I Discern the SALVES Driver in Others? Seeing and Serving at the Level of What Really Matters
THE DAILY CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Family, Teams, and Tension in Upper Manhattan Growing up in Washington Heights, family gatherings could feel like jazz—everybody playing their part, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in chaos. I wished early on that I could “read the room”—to know what people really needed, not just…
THE DAILY CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Real Life: Coffee, Core Longings, and Core Stories Growing up in Washington Heights, it was normal to see family members fighting hard to be “somebody”—whether by making a name in the neighborhood, keeping us safe in little ways, or making sure we were never…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Yesterday, I watched my energy drain after back-to-back client calls, family obligations, and that familiar internal pressure to “stay positive” through it all. By evening, I felt emotionally wrung out—not just tired, but that deeper exhaustion that comes from trying to manage every feeling,…