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April 2018

April 27, 2018

Interruptions Might Be the Key to Life

As a New Yorker, I feel like I am constantly apologizing for the crowds. When...

April 25, 2018

The Easily-Overlooked Truth in James Comey’s New Book

While there has been plenty of talk about former FBI-Director James Comey’s book, A Higher...

April 23, 2018

Infertility and the Approach to Grief

My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for more than a year....

April 20, 2018

The Connection Between Earth and All of Our Imagined Worlds

I’m not a big environmentalist. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy this planet as much...

April 18, 2018

The Easy Perspective Shift That Will Transform Your Life

We live in a crowded world. There are things that happen around us every day....

April 16, 2018

Is Hope an Endangered Species?

Hope is one of the most powerful virtues available to humans. Although we talk about...

April 13, 2018

4 Ways to Improve Family Communication

It is amazing what we are capable of. We can live with people everyday, but...

April 11, 2018

Balance is the Key to Everything

When I think about my life, there are few things that seem more important than...

April 09, 2018

The Romance Trap: Are You Falling For It?

Few things excite us more than the possibility of relationships. The more intimate, the more...

April 06, 2018

5 Tips For Handling Your Emotions

Emotions are a huge part of who we are and an essential ingredient in human...

April 04, 2018

Am I Willing to Die for the Things I Live for?

Adventure travel and extreme sports are becoming more and more popular in our culture. People...

April 02, 2018

How to Find More Time

It has to be the most used excuse for why we cannot do something. I don’t...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

The Frightening Process of Empowering Our Kids

Parenting is enough to drive anyone crazy. Trying to raise good kids is an almost...

March 28, 2018

How Shared Language Drives Culture

Every entity on Earth is a culture. Our businesses, marriages, religious institutions and social groups...

March 26, 2018

Innovative Relating

The single greatest plague destroying relationships is our unwillingness to grow. Imagine if tech companies...

March 23, 2018

Why Us Versus Them is The Wrong Question

In an increasingly global world, the challenge of security and inclusiveness is expanding. From national...

March 21, 2018

7 Benefits of Turmoil

We spend every day of our lives trying to avoid it. We spend every minute...

March 19, 2018

Why Are You Trading One Set of Problems For Another?

Every one of us has at least one problem at the forefront of our minds....

March 16, 2018

The Secret to Discovering Truth in Your Life

Humans have a complicated relationship with truth. It is the thing we are most searching...

March 14, 2018

A Transcendent Life

Our post-modern world is becoming more and more compartmentalized. Everything is so fast. Things change...

March 12, 2018

3 Major Obstacles for Effective Communication

There is something wrong with the way we communicate. I know it. You know it....

March 09, 2018

An Invitation To Change

I spend a lot of my life feeling like something just isn’t quite right....

March 07, 2018

How Personal Boundaries Can Expand your Freedom

We typically view boundaries as a hindrance to our freedom. We define freedom in terms...

March 05, 2018

Two Metaphors on Casting Vision

I was on the phone with a missionary recently and we were talking about the...

March 02, 2018

Who Can We Trust?

As one of the three things we can control, deciding who we trust is an...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Complacency Is The Silent Killer Destroying Your Relationships

There are lots of things that destroy relationships. Anger. The battle for control. Unmet expectations....

February 26, 2018

Is ‘The List’ About What You Want in a Spouse Poisoning Your Expectations?

It’s a common practice among singles. The making of The List. This is a catalog...

February 23, 2018

4 Essential Building Blocks for Newlyweds

The first few years of marriage are vitally important. Patterns are set, established, and reinforced....

February 21, 2018

How Self-Awareness Can Transform Your Life

When it comes to relationships, we are experts in the game of self-preservation. We build...

February 19, 2018

How Proper Definitions Can Save Your Relationship

We’ll try just about anything to salvage our relationships other than the thing that clearly...