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January 2021

January 05, 2021

Our Unjust System of Weights and Measures

We often talk about reality TV shows as “guilty pleasures”. I must confess there are...

December 2020

December 15, 2020

Mission or Money

So, let’s be honest. We are all holding onto a secret hope. We want to...

December 03, 2020

How to See Your Blindspots

As we enter the last month of what can be described as a tumultuous year,...

November 2020

November 12, 2020

Wisdom is Not an Age Thing

When I was a teenager (and also as a college student), I was hit with...

September 2020

September 22, 2020

Perspective is Something You Choose

It is hard to tell what is true in this crazy world. We see biased...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Keeping the Fight Out of Conflict

My wife and I have been married for five years and we still can’t seem...

June 2020

June 04, 2020

Navigating Your Own Biases

I was shocked this week to hear a group of adults claim they were perfectly...

June 02, 2020

The Dangers of Getting Your Way

Like anybody else, I love getting my way. I celebrate when circumstances turn out the...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

What Story Are You Going To Tell?

It has always been a dream of mine to be a fiction writer, a la...

May 12, 2020

The Subtle Power of Omission

I am helping to edit an online commentary that is sorted by books of the...

March 2020

March 26, 2020

The Two Universal Values

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

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 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...

January 2020

January 09, 2020

The Power and Danger of Manipulating Reality

There is perhaps no greater tragedy in today’s world than the loss of truth. We...

December 2019

December 09, 2019

The Art of Asking for Help

Life is hard. It is too hard to do alone. Someone once told me healthy...

November 2019

November 29, 2019

How to Navigate Shame in Culture and Community

Shame is a powerful force in our modern world. It prevents behavior by terrorizing our...

November 04, 2019

How Do We Say What Matters?

Every man, woman, and child has a secret place within them where they store their...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Pick Your Metaphor

Kylie and I have some friends who are really into sports, like me. And it...

October 16, 2019

Life’s Not Fair…Thank God!

Every child at some point makes the claim that life is not fair. And if...

October 09, 2019

Naming the Villains

We are in a hurry to name villains. We want to call out bad behavior...

October 07, 2019

Our Fake World

Almost everything about our world is fake. We are careful to make it so. The...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

The Humility Trap

I’ve heard my whole life that I need to be humble. I’ve read all of...

September 25, 2019

Do You Need Rest or A Kick in The Pants?!

Have you ever spent a day just doing “nothing”. You know, the days where you...

August 2019

August 16, 2019

What It Takes To Truly See Someone

We live in New York and walk by thousands of people every day. A group...

August 14, 2019

The Doing Gap

The Book of James talks about a man looking at his face in the mirror...

August 12, 2019

What Really Matters?

We have become experts at avoidance. Our ability to avoid is so thorough and so...

July 2019

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 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 08, 2019

How to Lead Your Boss

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