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January 2022

January 20, 2022

Culture is the Character of an Organization

I have always been a bit of a loner. I hated group projects in school...

January 03, 2022

The Power of Structures

When we talk about corrupt or broken “systems” in our world, we are often really...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

Getting Used to Four Seasons

I grew up in West Texas, where it is warm most of the year. Although...

November 2021

November 11, 2021

Integrating Celebration and Recognition into Daily Rhythm

Recently, I have noticed how our work meetings tend to focus on the negative. People...

July 2021

July 01, 2021

Is It Time to Rethink Church?

When the Covid-19 pandemic rushed through Christendom in 2020, it rattled an already unstable system....

June 2021

June 10, 2021

The Allure of Self-Sacrifice

There are few things as fascinating as the reality of self-sacrifice. Most of our movies,...

June 03, 2021

Zooming Away

We are currently on vacation. Life in New York City can be as full of...

August 2020

August 25, 2020

Reconciling Two Concepts of Time

My wife and I have spent a lot of time in a lot of foreign...

February 2020

February 18, 2020

The Role of the President

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

December 2019

December 18, 2019

Changing Seasons

It seems as though great seasons end too quickly and terrible ones linger. In New...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

They Are Hurting Just As Much As You Are

One of the side-affects of my patterned thinking is that I start to think the world revolves...

January 2019

January 11, 2019

How Our Vernacular Shapes Culture

There is perhaps nothing more definitive for a culture than language. A shared vernacular helps...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Why Unity is Not Conformity

My wife and I have decided on UNITY as the vision for our marriage. It is...

October 26, 2018

What It Takes To Create

Just as making an omelet requires breaking some eggs, to create something requires failure. We...

October 22, 2018

How Our Perspective on Community Has Gone Off The Rails (and How to Fix It)

The world is a diverse and complicated place full of diverse and complicated people. We...

October 15, 2018

The Benefits of Silence (And why You’re Dying Without It)

Our world is full of noise. We hear the literal voices of people around us....

October 05, 2018

How to Change Culture

When we think about culture, we often think about some alien force that has inhabited...

September 2018

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...

August 2018

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 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...

July 2018

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 02, 2018

5 Hallmarks of Freedom

This week, America prepares to celebrate the values of freedom and democracy that have defined...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

5 Ways the World Cup Is A Microcosm of Humanity

The world’s biggest sporting event is in full swing. The global eyes are on the...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

Is Hope an Endangered Species?

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

March 2018

March 28, 2018

How Shared Language Drives Culture

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