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May 2020

May 05, 2020

Becoming a Faithful Witness

There are two things inherent in every human life. The desire to participate in purpose...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Defending a Win

There is something intoxicating about the feeling of a win. Life is full of challenges,...

April 28, 2020

What If You Didn’t Have To Be Perfect?

I was working through a Biblical commentary on Genesis this week for a work project...

April 23, 2020

Why Prioritizing Is Harder Than It Sounds

For most of my adult life, one of the most repeated suggestions I receive when...

April 21, 2020

How To Interact With The Earth

It may not be the sexiest of holidays, but Earth Day has a strange way...

April 16, 2020

The Value Proposition Within Your Relationship Conflicts

When we hear the word “conflict”, most of us associate it with a negative connotation....

April 14, 2020

Contemplating Tax Season: What is Really Ours to Possess?

From the time we are very young, the concept of ownership is vitally important to...

April 09, 2020

The Unavoidable Cycle of Life, Death, and Resurrection

Throughout Christian Scripture, there is a repeated cycle of death and resurrection. Its greatest climax...

April 07, 2020

What Are Your Relationship Altars?

Holy Week begins with the celebration of Palm Sunday, representative of Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” into...

April 03, 2020

The Epicenter of Pandemic: COVID-19

One of the things we are hearing in the midst of this pandemic is people...

April 02, 2020

The Secret to Vibrant Living

Life is hard. All of us are doing our best to live a life of...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

The Difference Between Letting Go and Losing Control

Like so many things in life, there is a fine balance between letting go of our need...

March 26, 2020

The Two Universal Values

For the last three years, Kylie and I have been traveling the world, training groups...

March 24, 2020

5 Ways Being Single Matters for Your Marriage

First, let me say right off the bat that being single is important in its...

March 19, 2020

Why You Hoard Excuses

On a recent trip home, my brother and I were reminiscing about this little creek...

March 17, 2020

St. Patrick and the Power of Celebration

One of the things we have discovered when working with organizations around the world is...

March 12, 2020

The Culture of A Family

Your family has a culture. What is it? How did it develop? Is it possible...

March 10, 2020

Perseverance is a Shape-Shifter

When it comes to perseverance, my mindset is usually centered on how I can outrun...

March 05, 2020

How Work Affects Your Relationships at Home (and Vice Versa)

Every man or woman who both works and has a family struggles to find a...

March 03, 2020

The Enemy in Your Relationship

When we enter into a relationship, we bring certain expectations. Sometimes they are explicit and...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

How to Survive the Winter Gloom

Every year, I get a case of the winter glooms. Some years it is mild...

February 25, 2020

3 Ways You Are Engaging in Self-Deception

Without exception, human beings have developed a habit of self-deception. It is one of the...

February 20, 2020

Alone in a Crowd

The Winter Season is a unique time in New York City. The streets are cold...

February 18, 2020

The Role of the President

With Presidents’ Day coming to a close and the election cycle reaching its climax this...

February 13, 2020

Changing Structures Rather Than Behaviors

I’ve started to notice a concerning pattern in my life. I want to do something,...

February 11, 2020

Are You Doomed By Your Past?

From the time we are born, we start collecting data. We notice how our hands...

February 06, 2020

The Value of Suffering Together

During our struggles with infertility, we have discovered the value of suffering together. As our story...

February 04, 2020

The Danger of Filling Emotions

Our emotions are the result of one of our values being pressed. When we feel a...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

The Greener Grass

Kylie and I have really lived an incredible life. We’ve traveled all over the world,...

January 28, 2020

Poverty and Poverty Mentality

We watched a movie recently that highlighted the difference between poverty (in a practical sense)...