For the last five days, I’ve been on a last-gasp-of-summer river adventure with 14 guys whose lives have come together around Kingdom stewardship: our relationships have been founded on the discoveries we’ve made – together – through the shared experience of The Master’s Program. Fifteen men, ranging from 38 to 73 (three were over 70). Four […]
Sep 2 2019
Don’t go back to work without reading this
I hope you’re enjoying some time for yourself – with your family and friends – as the last gasps of Summer are enjoyed doing something that refreshes your bod and your soul… instead of work. Are you going back to work tomorrow? “Summer break” is no longer applicable for people who have checked-out forever (classic […]
Aug 26 2019
He’s still awaiting trial…
These are, traditionally, known as the “Dog Days of Summer.” That’s not a technical term; it’s the colloquial calendar – between the end-of-July and the middle-of-September – when the trial of “hot and sticky” is the daily reality, and nothing of note is supposed to be happening. But, the internet functions without effects from temperature […]
Aug 19 2019
You’ve got the code to find the treasure…
I’m thinking about turning everything “off” until October 31st, 2020. I’ll have to vote on November 3rd, but I’ll only need a couple of days to get briefed on my options. Between now and then, people who will be in history’s dustbin one year from today will be screaming into microphones at state fairs and […]
Aug 12 2019
How the best get better (great)
“It ain’t that great.” In a world ruled by personal opinions – expressed on everything from YouTube to Yelp – it doesn’t take much to order-up the headstone and doom someone/something to early death. Just let a loon with the leverage of social media express their opinion – well-founded, or embittered – in the right […]
Aug 5 2019
No place for loners – without communities
Summer in the communities of America has lost its innocence. Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton are offramps – not destinations – and what happens in those communities and burgs are seldom in national headlines. That was then; this is now. Towns with status that would never gain front-page prominence have, in this era, become notable […]
Jul 29 2019
The countdown clock continues to tick… for our Universe, and us
In our universe, most of our days are spent in tension over things that are happening more quickly than we can update our intel and navigate ourselves – as well as our enterprises or our resources – into a place that is both safe and leveraged (a tension that is almost certainly unattainable: security avoids the risk […]
Jul 22 2019
It’s time to get high… on a mountain!
“LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart…” (Psalm 15:1-2). It’s Summertime, and during this mid-year departure from your year-round workaday reality, I hope you’re getting some time to be […]
Jul 15 2019
Are you an American? Are you a Christian?
What does it mean to be an “American?” What brings all Americans together, as one? Apparently, that question lacks an enforceable answer today. American schools – from government-backed preschools to exclusive private universities – are too-often graduating students who are derisive of all-things American (except for their freedom to dis their country). Revulsion toward the […]
Jul 8 2019
Let freedom ring…
176 left to go. Before you think I’ve shifted into a hyper-philosophical mindset after a long holiday weekend celebrating freedom, hear me out… The internet has turned us into searchers; our pursuit of life has been shaped by summarizing. Come up with a few search terms, and you’ll have the latest thinking on any narrow […]
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