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February 06, 2016

Spiritual Life is Like Breathing In & Breathing Out

People ask me to help them recognize and appreciate spiritual life. Some people practice specific ways...

February 02, 2016

Book Review: The Serving Leader

Finding a good book about service and leadership can be difficult for me. Much of what...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Spiritual Life Makes Me Laugh

Lots of people take spiritual life very seriously. Some of us understand spiritual life as...

January 26, 2016

Book Review: Great Leaders Ask Questions

I believe in the power of asking good questions and listening to how people respond....

January 05, 2016

There is More

There are times when we feel we have done everything we have set out to...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

Spiritual Life Creates Sacred Space

We may not remember much of anything from the story of Christmas in Bethlehem. The one thing we...

December 16, 2015

12 Things We Learned in 2015

So, what have we learned this year? 1. Back row leaders have probably taught me more...

December 12, 2015

Spiritual Life is Now

Some people think spiritual life has already happened in the past. They may feel spiritual life...

December 09, 2015

How Long Will This Take?

We want to do as much as we possibly can in the shortest amount of...

December 05, 2015

Violence and Silence

We are immersed in a culture with a clear perspective on violence and force. Our nation...

December 02, 2015

Renewable Leadership

We hear people talk about a shortage of leadership. It as if we had mined...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

Spiritual Life is Light in the Darkness

My understanding of spiritual life, the ways I live it in the world, are...

November 24, 2015

Finding Your Leadership Center

We think of leaders as people who are focused on what needs to be...

November 21, 2015

Spiritual Life From the Ground Up

We often think of spiritual life as being ethereal, floating in the air like smoke....

November 19, 2015

Working on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day will be here soon, one week from today. We think of Thanksgiving as...

November 17, 2015

Leading With Grace

Grace is a short word that carries a deep complexity of truth. It can mean...

November 15, 2015

Book Review: Seeking Surrender

Seeking Surrender: How My Friendship With a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life by...

November 14, 2015

Spiritual Life is Not Being Afraid

There are people who believe spiritual life is based in being afraid. Some are afraid of what...

November 12, 2015

Working on Forgiveness

It can be a challenge for us to forgive each other, and a challenge to...

November 10, 2015

Leading Beyond Limitations

There are people who have an unshakable grasp on what is not possible. They know what...

November 07, 2015

Spiritual Life and Being Religious

There are people who believe spiritual life is inextricably interwoven with being religious. Some people...

November 05, 2015

A Shot of Gratitude

November is the month we get a gratitude booster shot. Several people I know keep...

November 03, 2015

Creative Leadership

I have known people in positions of leadership who did not strike me as particularly...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Asking Good Questions

People tell me I ask good questions. It is not really a surprise. I have...

October 27, 2015

Who is the Leader Within You?

Each of us can become a leader. Our challenge is finding the leadership potential within us...

October 24, 2015

Spiritual Life is Deeply Human

There are people who seem to think spiritual life is super human. Some of us...

October 21, 2015

Leadership We Can Trust

How many people do we trust? Where do we find the balance between being too trusting...

October 17, 2015

Spiritual Life is About Flying

There are people who see spiritual life as if they were geese standing on a lakeshore....

October 15, 2015

How Discerning Are We?

It is ironic that "discerning" is one of those words we think we understand but...

October 13, 2015

4 Step Leadership

Leadership is a dance. We need to learn the steps. 1. Spend Time Getting Comfortable...