Rebecca, our second daughter, turned 20 this past week. It got me to thinking about the changing seasons of parenting. My encouragement and admonition to young parents is, "Keep your eye on the ball! You have a narrow window of opportunity."

Just sharing from my experiences these past few days, including my time at Asbury University.

What kind of a person are you becoming? The battle is won or lost in the day to day choices. Every choice is a vote for who you want to become.

Sit down and write out 50 things that you really desire. As we delight ourselves in God, He promises to give us the desires of our heart. Why? Because the things that we want as we delight in Him, are the things that He wants for us.

George Muller wrote in his autobiography, "The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day is... to make my soul happy in the Lord."

George Patton was a great leader, but leaders with that model of leadership struggle in today's leadership culture. 

In this episode of the podcast, I explore that idea and share some of my favorite books in the "new" model of leaders as team builders.

Here's that list in case you didn't catch it in the podcast:

The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey

Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal

The Five Disfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

Tribal Leadership by  Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fisher-Wright

Multipliers by Liz Wisweman

Joy, Inc. by Richard Sheridan

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John Maxwell

What if I had 6 months left to live? How would I live it? What would I do or stop doing? I spent time reflecting on Psalms 39 this week and these are a few of my thoughts and the list of things I would do or stop doing. Food for thought...

Kaylynn shares her philosophy of education, and we discuss great questions like "What is the difference between education and indoctrination?"

"There are certain people who enable us to be as we have never been before," Ed Farrell wrote. God has used people and the lessons, language, and paradigms they have opened to me to shape me in profound ways, and I am grateful.

I believe that Christian hospitality is one of the greatest underutilized tools for evangelism and discipleship. It can also be incredibly challenging. Here are a few stories, thoughts and reflections from my life. While I have a lot to learn, our lives have been greatly enriched by "making room" for others along our journey. Developing Victory Acres Farm as a place of hospitality and healing over the past 17 years has been a passion. We have housed over 50 long term guests, hosted over 70 agricultural apprentices and interns, and provided nearly 900 camper-nights of housing just this year! We've learned a lot through that process, but we'd love to hear about your journey as well!