What Do You Do? – The Why and the How of Doing

What Do You Do? – The Why and the How of Doing

Perhaps you can relate: as a student, I dreaded the frequent question: What do you want to do with your life? For a long time I really did not know. I was decent, but not exceptional at sports. I liked writing, but was not sure I wanted to major in English. I was...

A Tribute to the YBL Board Chairman

I believe many of you know that a week ago we lost our Board Chairman and one of my very best friends Ronnie Norris. Ronnie has been serving as the Board Chairman of YBL for almost 20 years. He was more than a friend, he was family. He traveled with us around the...
BEING and WALKING

BEING and WALKING

Ephesians 5:1-2 – “Therefore BE imitators of God, as beloved children; and WALK in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” I had so many heros when I was a kid. From the obvious sports...
Fear

Fear

It is a normal response to the potential loss of things we hold precious…our lives, the lives of those we love, our jobs, our financial savings, and our reputations…just to name a few!   But fear is something that robs us of many of the precious fruits of the...
Prayer: 4 Ways it is Essential to Leadership

Prayer: 4 Ways it is Essential to Leadership

Books on leadership are legion. The value of a strong leader in an organization, church or family are so incalculable, we are naturally interested in what makes such leadership possible. When considering the most central traits of leaders, we typically talk about...