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"PLAY" is Not a Four-Letter Word

Okay, yeah, I know it is a four-letter word. But, the point is, too many of us treat the notion of play as something anathema. We see it...

Rest Before You Need It

You ever noticed that we equate rest with laziness and glamorize exhaustion as a symbol of significance? I sat with a group of pastors...

The Power of ONE THING

Every day every leader must find a way to cut through the fog and the clamor of the urgent in order to focus their attentions on what...

How Can My Triggers Help Me?

We get triggered when our buttons are pushed and we become somebody we’re not or, at least, someone we don’t want to be. What if these trig

Holding the Tension of Joy and Lament

I used to think that seasons of difficulty and sorrow were temporary challenges interrupting the normal equilibrium of life. They were...

The Email that Changed the World

Leaders make decisions every day. All day. Some are big. Some are negligible. But all serve to expose and reinforce the core values that...

LIVING A LIFE OF INFLUENCE

Influence is a big deal. It is honorable. It matters. And, here at the beginning of a new year, I would guess that most of us are...

It’s Time for a Gratitude Challenge

It might seem a bit cliche to talk about gratitude during the holiday season. You might even be weary of what is often just flippant...

One of Our Biggest Questions :: Am I FOR or AGAINST?

Being a leader is all about choices. Big ones. Small ones. Forgettable ones. etc. One of those decisions--in a category all its own--is...

My 2020 Book of the Year

If a book is good, I don’t just read it. I have a conversation with it. I write comments, questions, and actionable ideas in the margins....