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7 Quotes From “High Road Leadership”

The subtitle of this John Maxwell book is “Bringing People Together in a World That Divides.” That is so needed today! Check out my review of High Road Leadership, and may these quotes inspire you to pick up a copy of this book to learn how you can be a part of healing a divided world.  “Leadership can be a blessing or a curse. It can help people rise to a better life, or it can cause people to…

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Praise In The Park

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/praise-in-the-park.mp3 Calvary Assembly of God joined with Hillcrest Community Church of God for a service to send a message. We want to show that the Body of Christ is more than just multiple buildings where…

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Links & Quotes

Leaders would do well to remember that they lead a group of unique individuals. Let the unique gifts of those unique people be used in unique ways, and watch both the individuals and the organization grow!  I have a lot of new video content on my YouTube channel every week. Please check it out and subscribe so you don’t miss anything. “As Tyler Cowen wrote in The Free Press, ‘Whether or not you…

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Call It To Mind And Speak It Out

[King David] appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord and to celebrate by calling to mind, thanking and praising the Lord, the God of Israel: … O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known His doings among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; meditate on and talk of all His wondrous works and devoutly praise them! … Earnestly remember the marvelous deeds which…

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The Craig And Greg Show: Business By The Book

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/episode-106-audio.mp3 The multitude of books written about business and leadership is nearly incalculable. If you began reading now and did nothing else you could spend the rest of your life reading business books and…

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A Tour Of The Tabernacle

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a-tour-of-the-tabernacle.mp3 I was absolutely fascinated by a Messianic Jew’s insights on the Old Testament Tabernacle, and how every aspect of it pointed to Jesus the Messiah.  The overview of the construction of the…

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High Road Leadership (book review)

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/high-road-leadership-book-review.mp3 I have been a longtime fan of John Maxwell. His ability to distill so many insights into accessible action steps is a true gift. High Road Leadership is no exception to this, and it…

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The King’s Bride

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/the-kings-bride.mp3 How many of you have taken time to watch a royal wedding? It captivates the attention of so many people when actress Grace Kelly becomes Princess Grace of Monaco, or when a Kate Middleton becomes the…

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Links & Quotes

On our 100th episode, Greg and I talk about how important it is for leaders to let people learn through their struggle, so we need to reject the temptation to jump in to help them too soon. Check out the full conversation The Struggle is Real (but Necessary). I have a lot of new video content on my YouTube channel every week. Please check it out and subscribe so you don’t miss anything. John…

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Humility Sustains Lifelong Learning

The mind of the prudent is ever getting knowledge, and the ear of the wise is ever seeking (inquiring for and craving) knowledge. (Proverbs 18:15 AMPC)  It is a humble person who says, “I don’t know it all; there is so much more to learn.” Thus  the humble person becomes a lifelong learner. This pursuit increases the learner’s knowledge base, which requires diligence to make sure a know-it-all…

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Listen, Listen, And Listen Some More

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/listen-listen-listen.mp3 We rob ourselves and diminish the other person with whom we’re conversing if we aren’t fully listening. Listen, listen, and (really!) listen some more before you share your…

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Integrity And Godly Sincerity

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/integrity-and-godly-sincerity.mp3 The apostle Paul had spent 18 months living and teaching in Corinth, he had likely visited them at least a couple of times, he had written two letters to them, and his associates had…

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What Are You Reading?

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/what-are-you-reading.mp3 I would like to ask you a simple question: What are you reading?  You may have heard the phrase, “Leaders are readers.” Is that true? Is that the best use of your time? If this phrase…

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Light In The Darkest Of Times

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/light-in-the-darkest-of-times.mp3 One of the reasons I appreciate the Bible—in fact, one of the main reasons that continually convinces me of the truthfulness of the Bible—is the way it portrays life as it really is. It…

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Links & Quotes

Some human employers may ask us to do business for them without giving us a good example or enough resources. But when Jesus told us to be about the Father’s business, He gave us an example and the full empowerment of the Holy Spirit! Check out this full sermon. I have a lot of new video content on my YouTube channel every week. Please check it out and subscribe so you don’t miss…

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The Benefits Of Humility

(1) God allows the humble to know Him more intimately. For though the Lord is high, yet has He respect to the lowly—bringing them into fellowship with Him—but the proud and haughty He knows and recognizes only at a distance (Psalm 138:6).  (2) God gives the humble help to overcome evil. But He gives us more and more grace—power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully.…

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Clarifying Questions Avoid Trouble

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/clarifying-questions-avoid-trouble.mp3 Misunderstandings happen all the time. Leaders can help their teammates navigate these verbal landmines—and avoid a lot of trouble—by asking the clarifying questions that…