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January 2020

January 14, 2020

How To Weigh Your Options

All of life is about choice. We cannot control all of the consequences of our...

January 07, 2020

Problems, Problems Everywhere

We are a problem-seeking people. From the time we are young, our parents tell us...

January 03, 2020

The Competing Ends of Man

At least once a week, I wake up and don’t want to go to whatever...

January 01, 2020

The Art of Dreaming

All of us have dreams. There are things we want to do, opportunities we want...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

Evaluating Boundaries

Every once in a while, it is important for us to take stock of our...

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 27, 2019

4 Ways to Communicate Value

Deep down, there are particular things each of us care about. We call them values. It...

November 06, 2019

You’re Already Persevering, Just Poorly

We give up too easily. It is well documented that our instant-gratification, technology-driven society does...

November 04, 2019

How Do We Say What Matters?

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

November 01, 2019

What Will You Do With An Extra Hour?

We have a woman in our community group who is fond of lamenting, “We made...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Pick Your Metaphor

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

October 11, 2019

Man’s Best Friend

I saw yet another ad today about dogs being “man’s best friend”. We’ve been talking...

October 02, 2019

Who Are You Willing To Follow?

We are all trying to lead. We want to be the boss. The one in...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

When is Conflict Okay?

We spend most of our lives avoiding pain. Anything we can do to sidestep suffering,...

September 18, 2019

The Shape of the Past

Our pasts are as complicated as our present. Maybe even more. What we have been...

September 04, 2019

How to Set Relationship Goals

We were very lucky early in our marriage to be introduced to the value of goal...

August 2019

August 26, 2019

Communicating Value

We have a pair of friends who have been together for a long time. They...

August 12, 2019

What Really Matters?

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

July 2019

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 15, 2019

How to Destroy an Idol

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

July 05, 2019

How to Navigate the Crossroads

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

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Believe It or Not, You Have the Time

A lot of us use the common excuse “I don’t have time” in a myriad...

June 03, 2019

How to Make a Choice

I was reading a book recently that talked about Adam and Eve’s choice in the...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

How to Recognize What Is Influencing You

A few days ago, two things happened in the same hour that caused me to...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

Focus and Effectiveness

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

April 17, 2019

What Triggers You, Why, and How to Respond

Our emotions belong to us. As much as we try to pawn them off on...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Choose Your Narrative Carefully

There are all sorts of narratives out there. Stories we tell ourselves. Stories our family...

March 15, 2019

Maybe It’s Not About Sex

When it comes to relationships, we talk about sex a lot. A lot. When I...

March 11, 2019

We Waste So Much Time

We roll out of bed in the morning and a good chunk of our day...

March 06, 2019

Why You Love Marie Kondo

The new Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo has become a popular entry into modern culture....