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July 2019

July 31, 2019

The Two Kinds of Malaise (And How to Handle Both)

Malaise is a common occurrence in the life of every human. That feeling of being...

July 29, 2019

What To Do When Two Loves Collide

I used to think every decision was binary. A right one and a wrong one....

July 26, 2019

The Illusion of Completeness

For most of my life, I have been chasing a finish line. One of the...

July 24, 2019

How To Measure A Win

We love competition. There is something so human about measuring a win. Life, we perceive,...

July 22, 2019

The Gift of Repentance

Any church kid can tell you the definition of repentance. It is about turning around....

July 19, 2019

The Increasing Struggle to Live in Reality

It may sound a little weird, but one of the greatest struggles about being human is living...

July 17, 2019

What Does Their Talent Say About You?

Have you ever been standing next to a friend and someone comes up to them...

July 15, 2019

How to Destroy an Idol

By definition, an idol is something that is not true. Something to which we allow...

July 12, 2019

Speaking the Truth Can Transform Your Relationship

Relationships are hard. We try all sorts of different things to make them better. Even...

July 10, 2019

The Value of Endless Construction

A few days ago, my wife and I decided to take a walk across the...

July 08, 2019

How to Lead Your Boss

We often think that wielding power and leading are synonymous. It might be most proper...

July 05, 2019

How to Navigate the Crossroads

It is an image familiar to all of us. The wayward traveler, slowly lumbering down...

July 03, 2019

The Most Dangerous Threat to Your Relationship

There are a lot of things that threaten a relationship. Challenging circumstances. Outside temptations. But...

July 01, 2019

The Humbling Power of Reality

Reality can be a cold hard truth. Whether we realize it or not, we are...

June 2019

June 28, 2019

Trial by Circumstance

Humans live in a constant state of fear. We are worried. Stressed. Scared. We have...

June 26, 2019

How to Navigate the Barriers of Communication

It is difficult to communicate. There are all sorts of barriers to sharing ideas with...

June 24, 2019

Finding Your Way When Circumstances Cloud Your Vision

It has been rainy lately here in New York and it reminds me of the...

June 21, 2019

Thanks Emotions. I’ll Take It From Here

We treat our emotions like they are everything there is, the end. We want to...

June 19, 2019

You Want Control? You Got It!

We all want control. The reason we are frustrated, the reason we make mistakes, and...

June 14, 2019

4 Essential Ways to Love Your Spouse

It is relatively easy to be attracted to someone. It is something else to love them. There...

June 10, 2019

What’s Holding You Back?

I was watching one of those shows recently where people have to go through a...

June 07, 2019

How to Navigate Seasons of Transition

Every relationship (every person) goes through seasons of transition. We move. We become engaged, get...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

The Counter-Intuitive Path to Freedom

For Americans, there is perhaps nothing more defining and nothing more important than the concept...

May 22, 2019

4 Creative Ways to Celebrate Your Marriage

Celebration is important. We tend to replicate what we esteem. Our relationships can become a...

May 10, 2019

Why You Need Community

In our modern society, we are becoming more and more agitated with one another. We...

May 06, 2019

Searching For Miracles

Our church is going through an existential identity crisis and one of the side effects...

May 01, 2019

Truth is More Complicated Than You Think

There are few things more powerful and more important than the truth. Whether it be...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

Focus and Effectiveness

A few weeks ago, I was watching a documentary on the 1998 New York Yankees,...

April 12, 2019

When The Truth Lets You Down

A year ago, we lost a baby to miscarriage. It happened after a year of infertility...

April 05, 2019

How to Communicate Your Boundaries

Boundaries are hard. It is a challenging aspect of being human. In a life where...