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September 2014

September 01, 2014

The Spiritual Value of Wasting Time at Work

I was on speaker phone the other day with a colleague, Bruce, closing up several...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Twenty Seven Things to Do Before You Die

I made Chicken Cacciatore last night, which reminded me of this post from many moons...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Surrender Does Not Mean Giving Up

Here is an excerpt from my e-book, "At Work as it is in Heaven: 25...

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...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

You Have the Right to Make Mistakes, Lose Everything and Start Over

I took my little family into Philadelphia for a day in the big city. We...

October 15, 2012

The Breakdown Comes Before the Breakthrough

Here is an excerpt from my e-book, "At Work as it is in Heaven." ...

September 2012

September 13, 2012

Sometimes God Sneaks Up on You

I am in the midst of my annual God-cation (solo retreat) in the Adirondack Mountains....

August 2012

August 07, 2012

How to Have an Awesome Morning Routine

Are you facing another bleary-eyed morning, scrambling to get to work, wishing you hadn’t indulged...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Maybe Jesus Wants You to Stick With Your Career

Here's an excerpt from my new e-book, "At Work as it is in Heaven" which hopefully entices you...

July 05, 2012

Why Being Vulnerable is Good for Business

I once attended a meeting where a professional services firm was making a pitch to...

May 2012

May 25, 2012

Don’t Let These Three Fears Drive Your Decisions

Remember the last time your response to a situation was based entirely on a spiritually grounded, selfless frame...

May 09, 2012

Stop Skimming Through Life

I sometimes feel as if I have been skipping along some superficial turf for the...

April 2012

April 03, 2012

When Jesus Was a Consultant

I worked as a management consultant for fifteen years before settling down with the company...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

A Near-Death Back-to-Work Experience

A few weeks ago my wife and I started up a small group thing at our...

March 03, 2012

Attention Overachievers: You Have Permission to Let Go

I can’t imagine where all of the slouches have gone. Almost everyone I know these days is...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Super Awesome Prayer Host

Prayer is one of those elusive spiritual concepts that everyone is still trying to figure out,...

February 14, 2012

Does the L-Word Belong in Business?

So I was standing in line at Starbucks, doing my usual coffee routine, and I...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Snow Angels

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

November 2011

November 16, 2011

Why You Should Get a Prayer Partner

I have had a prayer partner for the past year and a half. His name is...

October 2011

October 06, 2011

Permission to Wake Up Your Soul

I spent several days last week completely surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

The Five Rules of Spiritual Engagement at Work

For many of us, connecting work with spiritual life is an elusive quest. A few...

June 2011

June 14, 2011

The Hard Work of Standing Still

I recently consulted with a colleague regarding the direction of a new business venture. My...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Why is it So Hard To Connect Spiritual Value to Our Work?

Sometimes it seems like God is everywhere, except at work. We behold His glory in...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

Becoming a Spiritually Intentional Leader

As spiritual beings, we are each on a quest to find a greater purpose and meaning...

April 21, 2011

(From the Archives) Was That an Angel? A Mysterious Encounter in Penn Station

Here is a repost for you (again). This is one of my favorite true stories ever. Sorry...

February 2011

February 16, 2011

How Mindfulness Can Help You Be a Better Leader

A couple of years ago, I began making some lame attempts at meditation, mostly in...

November 2010

November 16, 2010

You Can’t Compete With Grace

Last week I attended a Strategy conference featuring some fancy Harvard Business School professors at...

November 09, 2010

The Four Stages of a Leader’s Spiritual Growth

I know a gentleman who runs a major division of a global firm. He is...

October 2010

October 17, 2010

Getting Uncluttered

I have been trying to find God again, to locate His presence in my life....

September 2010

September 26, 2010

The Business of Grace

My CFO, Dave, has coined a fancy new corporate theological term. It's called “Business Sovereignty.” He...