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September 2018

September 14, 2018

How Shared Vision Can Transform Your Marriage

Relationships are hard. And as the epitome of human connectedness, intimacy, and proximity, marriage might...

September 12, 2018

How to Live a Life of Consistency

One of the things we long for is consistency of character. We want to be...

September 10, 2018

The Path to Healing

Pain hurts. It is unpleasant. A digging kind of sorrow. A nagging sort of torture....

September 07, 2018

Responsibility, Control, and When to Let Go

We humans have an uncanny ability. Somehow, we try to control too much. At the...

September 05, 2018

5 Ways to Tell if You are Motivated by Fear or Hope

There are two major motivators lurking in the hearts of mankind: fear and hope. It...

September 04, 2018

What’s the “Song” in Your Head?

Ever noticed how nobody ever says, “I’ve got this sentence stuck in my head!”? There...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

The Fear of Death

As we journey through the vast terrains of life, a pilot emerges. The thing driving...

August 29, 2018

The Difference Between A Rest Day and An Off Day

It’s been a long workweek. You’re tired and in need of some rest. Saturday is quickly approaching....

August 27, 2018

Pain is an Inevitable Step on the Journey Towards Intimacy

As much as we avoid pain, there are several benefits to turmoil. Although it hurts, there...

August 24, 2018

What The Mirror Says About Me

Every day we look at our reflection in the mirror. We also steal glances into...

August 22, 2018

There is No Rescue From The Arena of Circumstances

When painful circumstances strike, we all have the same initial impulse. We’ve got to fix...

August 20, 2018

3 Ways to Get Out of a Funk

It happens to all of us. Life is flying by, swirling around us at a...

August 17, 2018

Character Goes All the Way Through

When I was a kid, there was one sound that sent me jumping to my...

August 15, 2018

Searching for Narnia in New York City

I’ve been searching for Narnia my whole life. When I was a kid, my parents...

August 13, 2018

How Fear Scares Away Hope

We have been trying to get pregnant for the better part of eighteen months. To...

August 10, 2018

How Our Increasingly Transactional Culture is Undermining Relationships

With maxims like ‘what’s in it for me’, ‘I’ll scratch your back if you scratch...

August 08, 2018

The Relationship Between Thought and Feeling

Any given day, there is a lot swirling inside of us. There are a few...

August 06, 2018

The Pursuit of Ownership: What Really Belongs to Me?

From the time we are very young, we start wrestling with the idea of ownership....

August 03, 2018

How Choosing Your Attitude Can Change Your Life

As one of the three things we can control, choosing an attitude is a vital part...

August 01, 2018

How Selfishness Destroys Relationships

Relationships are essential to human living. We find (or inherit) people who become close to...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Courage: Why It’s The Hardest Part About Being Human

My nephew, Judah, had a rough morning today. He is in town visiting and he...

July 27, 2018

Why “More” Will Never Be Enough

John Rockefeller, a billionaire in the early 1900’s, was asked, “how much money is enough?”...

July 25, 2018

The 3 Ways Routine Leads to Purpose

Routine gets a bad wrap in today’s world. We equate the establishment of habit with...

July 23, 2018

The Liberating Process of Setting Boundaries for Myself

Freedom is an important value for all of us. We were not meant to be...

July 20, 2018

How a Little Newness Can Transform Your Perspective

We moved to New York City two years ago. It has been nothing short of...

July 18, 2018

Seeing Job in the Mirror

It’s been a challenging week for us. The circumstances seem to be piling up. We...

July 16, 2018

What Makes A Family?

As the trend of marrying later in life continues, more and more young adults are...

July 13, 2018

The Decline of the Human Relationships

The rise of the Internet, smart phones, and social media has been well documented. So...

July 11, 2018

Why Is It So Important For Me To Get A Great Photo?

While watching a World Cup game recently, I was struck by how often the people in the...

July 09, 2018

The Dangerous Habit of Self-Talk

We all do it. Nobody really admits to it, except maybe in passing as a...