What do you Want?
In an age consumed by busyness and productivity, Jesus’ simple but profound question cuts through the noise: “What do you want?” Even with packed schedules and endless activity, we gain much-needed clarity when we stop…
Spiritual Growth
When We Feel Fragile
Here we are facing a global problem, unlike anything we’ve ever experienced in our lifetimes. The known is scary and saddening enough, but the unknown looms even more ominously. And headline “news” outlets aren’t providing…
Meeting Queen Elizabeth: A “What if?” Analogy
Imagine you were able to visit inside Buckingham Palace on your next visit to that part of London. And it gets even better: You’ve been informed that as part of your tour you would be…
What is it that you REALLY Want?
The question “what do you want?” is a strategic one. Counselors use it with those they help to clarify the goal for their sessions. Those of us who lead coaching and consulting programs ask it…
How to Handle Conflict Well [Podcast]
I am a regular guest on the wildly popular Everyday Exiles podcast network. It’s popular not because I’m a guest (of course!), but because EE has a wide range of fantastic podcasts and they keep them…
3 Realities About “Wilderness” Times in Life: A Lenten Post
Today begins Lent, a Christian tradition with practices that even non-Christians recognize. Most see it as a 40-day period to “give something up” to practice discipline and deepen spirituality. However, the meaning of Lent is…
Where do Christians Go?
This past summer, Kelly I went on a cruise for the first time as a couple. Kel had cruised once before, but this year we went with three other couples and we loved every minute…
What if We Could Get “Soul Care” Right Once and For All?
After spending a few years writing on the topic of spiritual formation and soul care, I felt like I was in an echo chamber hearing the same advice I heard before – and that I…
How Moving to a New House Reminds us that We Don’t Know it All
I recently helped move my wife’s parents from one house to another. They were worried about the work involved in moving, but we gathered enough people there that it went very quickly. Perhaps record time?…