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Connecting business life with spiritual life.
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Paradox and the Science of Grace (2)
It seems as if science itself has progressed so far that it has shut the door on absolute-ness, thanks to the study of sub-atomic particles and time-space... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
God, Paradox and the Science of Grace (Part 1)
My CFO, Drew, and I have coined a term that we use quite a bit at the office. It’s called “Business Sovereignty.” Drew and I are making decisions and taking... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 3): Four Things I Have Learned About...
There has been one overriding, familiar theme woven throughout all of my journal writings during the past twenty years: I was constantly searching for some... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 2): Overcoming the Fear of Failure
Continued from previous postOftentimes, my journal acted as a sounding board for my career – a personal assistant of sorts, to help me think through major... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 1)
Like most insecure and spiritually frustrated white men in their forties, I keep a journal. Some men hunt. Others play golf. I know one gentleman whose passion... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 3)
Modest Mouse finished their set, and the crowd, in solidarity with the band’s namesake, offered up a Modestly enthusiastic applause while the band exited the... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 2)
Sophie was running ahead of me, talking to her friend on the cell phone, trying to decide where to meet. We eventually found her friends over at the... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Hey, All You Forty-Something Parents! WE STILL ROCK! (Part 1)
One summer I promised my sixteen-year-old daughter, Sophie, that I would drive her to see a rock concert. It was taking place at one of those open-air venues,... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Tasteful Examination of Using Salty Language
Warning: This post is rated PG-13. If you are offended by certain slang words that might be used in those movies, then please, do not read this post.Is it okay... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Believing the Unbelievable
I have spent the past few months reading through the gospels again, a little bit each morning. Despite of the rush of my daily schedule, those few minutes of... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
My Charity Work is More Degrading Than Yours: Lessons in Leadership from Middle...
In spite of all the chaos associated with leading the middle school youth group, I have grown to love these kids. After feeling initially terrified about how... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
My Charity Work is More Degrading Than Yours: Lessons in Leadership from the...
I’ll admit that leading middle school fellowship was not the most glamorous of choices for my volunteerism, compared to, say, planting sustainable organic... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
My Charity Work is More Degrading Than Yours: Lessons on Leadership from the...
Here’s a valuable tip for those of you thinking about volunteering with your church’s middle-school youth program: have very low expectations. Read more
Posted on 09 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
What Are You Afraid Of? (2) God Might Want You to Be Terrified Sometimes
Continued from the previous post.I believe that the strength of our faith in God can be directly measured by how often we are terrified. Read more
Posted on 07 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
What Are You Afraid Of? Don’t Let Your Fears Hold Back Your Dreams
When I was twenty years old I had an intense interest in songwriting. I wanted more than anything in the world to sign a publishing contract and have some of... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Are You Dealing with Complexity, Ambiguity and Failure? Congratulations. And...
We have a saying here at my company: we like to see managers get “bloodied up a bit” before moving them into more prominent leadership roles. Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Ultimate Advice for Aspiring Leaders: 6 Non-Negotiables
For all of you aspiring leaders out there, let’s just cut the crap and get right to the point. Rather than dragging this out into six years’ worth of... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
How to Not Suck as a Leader
This Blog’s tag line says “Connecting Business Life with Spiritual Life.” Sometimes I stick very close to business issues, and other times I veer happily on to... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Forgetting to Remember God (#4 in a Series)
Continued from the previous post and the one before that and the one before that.So there it is. The crammed family schedule was not the culprit here. Read more
Posted on 25 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Forgetting to Remember God (#3 in a Series)
Continued from the previous post and the one before that. This was not a small deal I was working on, mind you. No, it was a $30 million deal with a very... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY