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Problem Solving 101: Solve the Problem Before the Problem

Do you know the number-one mistake most people make when encountering a problem? They don’t solve the problem before the problem. Now, you may be asking yourself, What’s Taylor talking about? How can there be a problem before my problem? My friend, I assure you that there is, and I’m going to tell you what it is and how…
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Abigail’s Song

Before Abigail was born, my mom said, ” I see a blonde curly headed girl twirling all the time. She is spinning and spinning.” Here we are now with nearly a two year old daughter, Abigail does just that! At some point of nearly every day, my mom, my wife or myself  begin to worship…
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Building Integrity In An Age of Image

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s actually one of my least favorite sayings. It’s a catchy but destructive idea that does more harm than good, and here’s why: You can’t truly “make it” if you don’t have integrity. And integrity is the opposite of fake. It literally means being…
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8 Essential Leadership Lesson

Here are Nelson Mandela’s eight lessons of leadership with some comments from my perspective. As I read through them recently, I was reminded that these are truths that work well for world leaders, and also pretty well for church leaders. 1. Courage is not the absence of fear—it is inspiring others to move beyond it. Having worked with…
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Do You Want To See The Lord?

The senior pastor of the largest church in the world, Dr. David Yonggi Cho. In the 1980’s there were 750,000 people in his church. When traveling and speaking to churches in America, Cho always brought with him several people. One of Dr. Cho’s lead businessman said, “I have important matters to discuss with you. First and foremost,…
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