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November 2015

November 11, 2015

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Authentic

Authenticity can be difficult to come by, even in the church community. Go figure. People prefer...

November 06, 2015

Do Not Worry (Oh, Really? That Might Be Easy for You to Say…)

These are worrisome times we are living in. There is an unprecedented global financial crisis,...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

Dadtastic! (Note to Self: Why I am a Good Father)

Dear readers: This story has nothing to do with business or spirituality or anything of...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 3)

Modest Mouse finished their set, and the crowd, in solidarity with the band’s namesake, offered...

September 23, 2015

Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 2)

Sophie was running ahead of me, talking to her friend on the cell phone, trying...

September 21, 2015

Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 1)

One summer I promised my sixteen-year-old daughter, Sophie, that I would drive her to see...

September 14, 2015

My Charity Work is More Degrading Than Yours: Lessons in Leadership from Middle School Fellowship – Part 3

In spite of all the chaos associated with leading the middle school youth group, I...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

Late last summer some new neighbors moved in to the house across the street. Being...

June 2014

June 05, 2014

Forced Fun

I once worked with a leadership coach who asked me to write out a vivid description of my...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

It’s Almost Summer. Are You Having Fun Yet?

I once did an exercise for a leadership coach where he asked me to write out...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Snow Angels

I am dredging up a seasonal tidbit from the archives - one of my favorites - just...

December 06, 2011

Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months...

September 2011

September 15, 2011

Shrewd as Snakes and Innocent as Doves

When I was in third grade, there was a boy named Norman who terrorized the...

April 2011

April 02, 2011

Bad Boy

Like most healthy adults, I feel guilty sometimes. Not just for the bad things I...

February 2011

February 11, 2011

In Praise of Marriage as Spiritual Therapy

This past year my beautiful wife and I celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. That is...

August 2010

August 20, 2010

Turning Fifty: Shaken, Not Stirred

I turned forty-ten a couple months ago. There. I still can hardly bring myself to...

June 2010

June 22, 2010

Forced Fun

I once did an exercise for a leadership coach where he asked me to write out...

June 17, 2010

Dadtastic!

In honor of Father's Day... I am still getting used to the fact that my...

June 13, 2010

Dumb Christians

Yesterday, while washing the dinner dishes, I heard my wife call over from the other...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

The Bad Business of Being Barbie

What I know about Barbie I mostly learned from raising two rambunctious and unconventional daughters, who...

April 2010

April 01, 2010

The Last Laugh

When was the last time you laughed so hard that you almost peed in your...

January 2010

January 28, 2010

Middle-Schooled

I spent last weekend at my church's annual Youth Retreat. In honor of that cherished and enviable leadership position,...

January 02, 2010

Five Questions to Ask About the Year Ahead

I happened to have a few extra moments at work last week, since, as you...

December 2009

December 30, 2009

Snow Angels

My end of month re-post is a story about snow and angels and grace. Get a...

November 2009

November 29, 2009

Oh No! The Generic Holiday Newsletters Are Coming!

Back by popular demand! For my end-of month repost, here is that heartwarming Christmas Holiday...

August 2009

August 13, 2009

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Authentic

Authenticity can be difficult to come by, even in the church community. Go figure. People prefer...

August 02, 2009

Do Not Worry (Oh, Really? That Might Be Easy for You to Say…)

These are worrisome times we are living in. There is an unprecedented global financial crisis,...

June 2009

June 16, 2009

Dadtastic! (Note to Self: Why I am a Good Father)

Dear readers: This story has nothing to do with business or spirituality or anything of...

May 2009

May 03, 2009

Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 3)

Modest Mouse finished their set, and the crowd, in solidarity with the band’s namesake, offered...