The Christmas Story: What Gifts Are You Bringing Into the New Season?

If you grew up attending church, you’ve probably heard and read about the wise men and their gifts countless times. However, as I was ruminating recently on the story of the magi going to meet Jesus, something stood out to me in a new way.   “When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming […]

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How to Find Joy

Have you ever had a day when it felt like you just couldn’t catch a break? Recently, I was coming back from a trip, and when I arrived home, I realized I had left my wallet on the plane. After driving back to the airport and waiting for what felt like hours in the lost-and-found […]

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How to Keep Up in a Rapidly Changing World

I was recently thinking about a UPS commercial where two consultants are telling a CEO everything they believe he should do to improve his company, such as building the supply chain and moving assembly overseas. When the CEO says to the consultants, “Great, do it!” the consultants are extremely confused and respond, “We don’t actually […]

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The Art of Self-Control

I was recently thinking and praying about the principle of willpower. When you think about willpower, you probably think about self-discipline, right? I’ve found that a typical sense of willpower is very humanistic; we usually think, “I’m going to find the power within me in order to get this done.” However, this is not a […]

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What to Look for in Business Partnerships

Ruslan Maliuta is a network liaison for OneHope. I’ve invited him to share his unique perspective and expertise on finding the right business partners.  If you saw the movie Everest, which came out a few years ago, you know that climbing difficult routes requires technique, tools, and partners. In mountaineering, the people you team up […]

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How to Lead Through a Recession

I recently met with a few leaders who, like myself, led organizations or ministries through the pandemic. We discussed how hard we had to push ourselves for over two years and how, even though most of our organizations performed well despite the crisis, the experience left many of us feeling burned out. Then, without taking […]

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