Thank you to the Mendoza family for inspiring this blog, after watching you throughout the 2025-2026 Football Season Leading Your Marriage With Humility, Spiritually and Mentally There is a quiet kind of leadership that doesn’t need applause. It doesn’t raise its voice, demand attention, or stand taller than others to be seen. Instead, it kneels, listens, and chooses togetherness over recognition. That kind of leadership is most clearly revealed in marriage. Marriage was nev

The story of Jonah is a masterclass in how a bad attitude can pull us out of alignment with the heart of God. Before Jonah ever ran from God, his heart was already off. His attitude had drifted so far that when God called him to go to Nineveh, he didn’t just resist, he ran. And just like in Jonah’s life, when our attitude is off, there are repercussions not only for us, but for everyone around us. Jonah 1:1-4 tells us that “the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causin

There’s a narrative gaining traction in culture, “People are walking away from Christianity.”  But if you sit with enough broken stories, listen to enough wounded hearts, and peel back the layers of pain, you’ll find something different. People aren’t walking away from  Jesus . They’re walking away from  those who claim to follow Him  but don’t look anything like Him. They’re walking away from hypocrisy, manipulation, judgment wrapped in Scripture, and “Christianity” wielded

Consistency in Leadership: Lessons from Brad Taylor at Men in Business At the recent Men in Business event hosted by the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce at The Social House, Brad Taylor — Executive Pastor at Lima Community Church — delivered a message that hit home for every leader in the room. His talk on consistency in leadership wasn’t flashy, but it was deeply grounding. It challenged us to look beyond talent, charisma, and creativity — and instead, to build trust