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4 Reasons To Be Thankful For The Hard Times

When we think of things to be thankful for, the hard times are often not the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, they’re often the last thing we want to be thankful for.

The death of a loved one, divorce, business troubles…

All of these things are hard. They challenge us. They stretch us. They make us want to quit.

But what if, instead of being frustrated, discouraged, or defeated, we look at these hard things as something to be thankful for?

4 Reasons To Be Thankful For The Hard Times

Missionary Kevin Prevost recently shared a message at our church, The Gateway Church (no, not THAT Gateway Church. He asked a poignant question. One that gave many people pause. He asked:

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Home Alone

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Today marks the last day of our Christmas At The Movies Reel Leadership series. We’ve covered Christmas classics such as Elf, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, It’s A Wonderful Life, and The Polar Express. We’re ending this Christmas series with the 1990 classic Home Alone.

It’s been a fun journey exploring these Christmas movies here on the blog and then listening to the faith-based messages we can get from them at my home church, The Gateway Church. I hope you’ve enjoyed this Christmas journey as much as I have here.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From It’s A Wonderful Life

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Welcome to the another installment of the Christmas At The Movies Reel Leadership series. In partnership with The Gateway Church, I’ve been writing about the life and leadership lessons from classic Christmas movies while the church has been preaching on them. It’s a perfect partnership and one I’m thankful for.

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This week, The Gateway Church dove into A Charlie Brown Christmas but I thought it was going to be It’s A Wonderful Life. Because of this snafu, you get an extra Christmas At The Movies Reel Leadership post. The film is one of those OG Christmas movies released in 1946. That puts it at almost 80 years old.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Christmas At The Movies

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

I’ve partnered with my church, The Gateway Church, for a mini-series called Christmas At The Movies. In my blog posts, I will examine the leadership and personal development lessons movies can teach. The Gateway Church will examine the spiritual and life lessons you can take away from them.

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It’s a great partnership and one that works well for this blog. 

Today’s Reel Leadership Christmas At The Movies movie is the 1966 classic Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! It’s the story of the Grinch (voiced by Boris Karloff), a mean green creature, who hates Christmas and will stop at nothing to destroy the joy, hope, and love of the people of Whoville.   Read more...

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The Best Leadership Quotes From The Global Leadership Summit Special Edition

I had the pleasure of attending the Global Leadership Summit Special Edition 2023 on February 16th, which was my birthday. The Global Leadership Summit Special Edition was packed full of great content.

The lineup for this summit was fantastic. It included faith-based speakers along with those in the traditional business world. I love when summits do this because you get to hear such a diverse group of voices. You’re then able to take away what you can from the different speakers.

Who were the speakers at the Global Leadership Summit Special Edition? They were:

  • Craig Groeschel
  • Todd Henry
  • Dan Owolabi (contest winner to speak and, in my opinion, the best speaker there)
  • Robert Morris
  • Heather R. Younger
  • Jose M. Hernandez
  • Cyn Marshall