Stories From the Journey

Triathletes enter a lake at sunrise beside a bicycle, goggles, and running shoes.

I Believe in You

Leadership

Belief without investment is encouragement. Belief with investment can become formation.

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Leadership as Stewardship

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Dave VanEpps crossing the Ironman Chattanooga finish line.

Deo Volente — Chattanooga

Faith

Hold tightly to the purpose. Hold the plan with open hands.

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Faithful Endurance

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A man wearing a knee brace climbs stairs beside reminders that progress is built one step at a time.

What Surgery Taught Me About Leadership

Leadership

Sometimes the next level does not require more effort. It requires enough courage to stop compensating and deal with reality.

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Breaking Points

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Dave VanEpps smiling while running in a yellow FCA Endurance race outfit.

50 Miles. 50 Prayers.

Faith

Purpose does not remove the pain. It gives the pain somewhere to go.

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Faithful Endurance

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A driver approaches the Dallas skyline at sunset, with an airplane overhead.

One More Ride

Faith

Sometimes the interruption is the assignment.

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Faithful Endurance

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A toddler takes a step beside a small table as adults offer encouragement in a sunlit room.

Learning to Walk

Formation

Before failure becomes a verdict, it is often just information. Slowly, almost without anyone noticing, the impossible becomes ordinary.

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The Long Game

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Dave VanEpps and a fellow runner smile at the Route 66 Marathon finish line.

Choose Joy

Sports & Endurance

Sometimes the best way to enjoy the journey is to stop optimizing it.

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Faithful Endurance

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Dave VanEpps smiling in a navy jacket and white shirt.

Busy Isn't the Same as Valuable

Leadership

Activity tells me where the time went. Impact tells me whether it mattered.

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Leadership as Stewardship

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A hiker pauses beside a stop sign overlooking a winding road and golden valley at sunset.

Stop, Imposter!

Formation

The better question is not whether I feel qualified. It is whether I have been given something worth stewarding—and whether I am being faithful with it.

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Character That Lasts Longer Than Results

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A scorched soup pot smokes on a stove inside a firehouse, with firefighting gear and a fire engine nearby.

The Day My Lunch Called the Fire Department

Leadership

Leadership is often less about dramatic heroics and more about remembering what you left on the stove.

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Leadership as Stewardship

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A pickup truck follows deep tire ruts beside a cattle pasture at sunrise.

The Farmer's Ruts

Formation

Drift rarely happens all at once. A quarter-inch choice repeated long enough can change where the road takes you.

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Victim to Victor

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A compass and wristwatch rest on a map overlooking a lake at sunset.

Compass vs. Clock

Leadership

A clock tells you how fast you're moving. A compass tells you whether you're moving toward what matters.

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The Long Game

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The story is rarely just about what happened. It is about what the journey formed in us.

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