Your busyness is a fortress you’ve built around a life you don’t want to give up.

We can learn that hard feelings are an expected part of any journey we want to take in life, love, and career.

Most people spend life under the assumption that if we work hard enough, we'll finally "arrive".

I will let what's possible tomorrow dictate my priorities today.

We can be too careful with our trust, and if we trust fewer people than we could, we miss opportunities.

Why wouldn't I talk to strangers more? What happens when I do? How can I get better at it? It might change how I live.

Some semblance of “life before COVID” is beginning to emerge from lockdown in many parts of the world. And that’s got some people...

You cannot become spiritually mature without also becoming emotionally mature.

My recent COVID conversations have evolved from “I wonder how the pandemic will impact jobs, church engagement, real estate, the economy,...

People don’t trust perfect (because it must be hiding something). People trust real.

January 1 always promises, if only superstitiously, that "old is gone, new has come" in some unique way. With the year we've all just...

Lament realizes that we won't always see what we're becoming and what God's doing because we wouldn't have wanted it to happen this way.

Several months ago, Katie (my wife) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (commonly known as COVID-19). She self-quarantined in our home,...

A key indicator of health is how difficult it is to make you happy.

We might need added precautions— not against COVID-19— but another sinister condition. Some are dangerously susceptible to "Soundstupiditus"

Whatever level of stress you have, it’s actually not embedded in a feeling, it’s a belief that you’re living out.

This is about best things first, then aligning your plans, habits, budget and tasks to that powerful goal. It's called "Aim, Ready, Fire".

I think the difference between goal-crushing joy and soul-crushing regret all comes down to one factor.

Oddly, the promise of personal peace to came people who had no hope of earning it.

Want more this year. Introduce habits that not only protest excess, but tell your soul that God’s “with“ness is the real joy of the season.