Happy Valentine’s week!
Love is always in the air this time of year, and as someone who is consistently looking at ways to improve my relationships, this week’s podcast guest gave some new fuel to the fire. Monica Tanner is a relationship expert who has found some great practices by learning to manage your own expectations.
One of the funny things about personal growth is that it can be hard to get a clear picture of yourself. From the baggage of your childhood to the stress of your day; getting a clear picture requires tools.
“A rut is a grave with no ends.” - Earl Nightingale
And whether we want to admit it or not, we’ve all been there. We’ve been in places that feel redundant, or in spaces that don’t foster growth. So the question becomes: What do we do when we are in a rut?
I am so excited to be back podcasting for 2020. This year I thought we would start off with a short episode around the pain of change and SMART goals. Pain is a funny thing, the lack of pain can keep us in our routine, and the presence of pain can catapult us to new places. In addition to pain, if you want to get better at setting goals one of the keys is to get SMART!
I’ll admit that I love the first of the year, not for the idea of resolutions (although I don’t have anything against them), but more for the intentional time, it takes to think back through what was. Like many people in the Dayton community, it was a year full of emotion. From the Dayton tornadoes to the Oregon District shooting, and everything in between - 2019 was a lot. So, as I review the year I thought I would share with you some of the amazing things, some learnings, and what I am praying for in 2020.
I know, some of you are already judging me for the title of this podcast! My reality is that I struggle with Christmas, and through the years I've developed some sound coping strategies to help me deal with the most "jolly" time of the year. In this episode of the podcast, I share those thoughts and much more.
Do you ever struggle with your intellect as it pertains to your faith? I don’t know about you, but sometimes it becomes way too easy to discount what I know about God because of what I know about the world. It can easily translate into a confusing and unclear place.
I have long believed that God doesn’t specialize in perfection, instead God specializes in redemption. Taken the brokenness in our life and turning it in to an opportunity for glory of God to be seen on Earth. Those words could not have been more true for the ministry of my guest on this week’s podcast Charlie McMahan.
The bottom line - it was some combination of dumb luck and the Holy Spirit.
See, I wasn't the first person they asked. CNN had reached out to another pastor who I am friends with, and when he was unavailable he referred them to three other pastors in Centerville (of which I was one).
I responded saying I was willing to help. The original plan was that all three of us on the email would be doing the interview, but apparently, I was the only one who responded.
