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You don’t need a perfect Christmas. Let it be simple, because the joy usually shows up in the small, ordinary moments.

I was asked yesterday, “What’s the one problem a team, business, or organization can’t overcome?” Easy. The wrong people in the wrong places. You can fix a system. You can rebuild a process. You can streamline communication. You can even upgrade a product. And the right people

Ten Ways to Make This Christmas Count… 1. Notice the small moments. They matter. 2. Focus on people more than presents. 3. Say no without feeling guilty. 4. Be gracious with everyone. 5. Encourage someone every day. It matters. 6. Be fully present and give your full attention.

Pappa J telling all our life group kids about that one time I met Santa. 🎅🏼

Peace never grows where bitterness is planted.

The first people to hear the news of Jesus’ birth weren’t kings or priests. They weren’t the powerful, the polished, or the important. They were shepherds. Men on the night shift. Out in the cold. Overlooked. Unimpressive. Forgotten by most… but not forgotten by God. And

Where I live, it’s one of those cold, gray, wet winter days that just feels heavier than most. The kind of day that could get you down if you let it. But a quiet day doesn’t mean God is distant. Sometimes the quiet is the very place you realize He’s closer than you thought. And

A few years ago, the Harper family took their little boy, Noah, to see one of those incredible Christmas light displays everyone talks about. Nearly a hundred thousand lights danced perfectly to the music. Cars wrapped around the block. Kids hung out of windows. People had waited

Encouragement is strength nobody sees coming. One moment. One word. One choice. It changes everything.

For years there was an empty chair at family Christmas. One seat left waiting for the son who had drifted away. Bad decisions. Broken relationships. Silence that stretched into years. Every Christmas his mother set the table with one extra plate anyway. Not because she expected

There was an older man whose wife had passed away after fifty-three years of marriage. This was his first Christmas without her. The house was quiet now. Too quiet. He put up the tree. He hung the stockings. He even baked one batch of the cookies she loved. He hoped it would

When I was in college, the days between Thanksgiving break and heading back to campus felt like a magical no-man’s land. A stretch of time where you forget what day it is and sometimes even what you were supposed to be doing. Monday seemed years away. Back when weekends felt like

Today at the gym, a friend came and found me and made it a point to encourage me about my daily posts. Then he asked me to pray for him. Life has been heavy for him lately. A hard year full of things he could not control. We walked together. Held back some tears. Encouraged each

This Christmas, give someone a gift that makes a difference and helps them grow. I wrote Finish Empty® to guide people toward clarity, purpose, and intentional living. It helps you think with direction, lead yourself well, and refuse to drift through days that matter. It offers

Great morning with The Wampus Cats! #FinishEmpty

Bunch of winners.

On the way to speak to the Wampus Cats. Needed some help from someone who knows how to win championships!

Some blessings are easy to see. A warm home. A full table. People we love. Moments that make us smile. But the older I get, the more I realize something deeper: The greatest thing I have to be thankful for didn’t come from anything in this world. It came from a hill outside

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow. #FinishEmpty