Life has a way of keeping its schedule. The sun rises. People go to work. Ballgames are played. Holidays come and go. Stores open. Bills arrive. Before long, the world looks remarkably similar to the way it did before someone we loved was gone. For everyone else, life has moved on. For the grieving, it … More The World Moves On Faster Than the Heart
There are days when it feels like everything is working against you. Not just one thing, everything. Your finances tighten just when you’re trying to be generous. Your health begins to fail just when opportunities start appearing. Relationships become strained. Doors close. Your patience wears thin. Even your own emotions seem to betray you. You … More When Doing Good Makes You a Target
Ten years ago this month, I was carrying around a worn-out index card. At the time, it was one of the most important things I owned. I was facing a decision that felt enormous. I was considering leaving my home, my house, walking away from a job I had held for sixteen years, and moving … More Stop Trying to Solve Tomorrow
Thank you to the international fans visiting for the World Cup to show Americans… America. And if you think the hospitality is planned for your benefit, most Americans didn’t even know the World Cup was coming here… so what you get is genuine. As the World Cup has brought visitors from around the world to … More The Gratitude Chronicles: Seeing America Through Fresh Eyes
Ten years ago, I released Principles of Leadership: Secular and Theological Significances That Define Success and Growth. At the time, I viewed leadership through many lenses—business, government, military service, education, ministry, and personal development. Over the last decade, I have continued to study leadership, observe leaders, work alongside leaders, and occasionally watch leadership fail in … More The Leadership Legacy: Faith, Integrity, and Accountability in a World That Needs All Three
Most of us have seen thousands of trees in our lives. We drive past them every day. We walk beneath them. We rake their leaves in the fall and seek their shade in the summer. Yet despite being surrounded by them, very few of us ever stop to consider what a tree actually is. We … More More Than a Tree, I See…
Most Christians can name at least two angels. Michael. Gabriel. Some can name others that appear in biblical tradition and extra-biblical writings. Yet when it comes to God’s greatest enemy, the one we call Satan or the devil, there is a surprising mystery. What is his name? The strange thing is that the Bible never … More Why Doesn’t the Bible Tell Us the Devil’s Name?
I was driving home from work the other day doing about 70 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone. That’s actually faster than I normally drive. Yet people were flying past me like I was standing still. As one car after another raced by, weaving in and out of traffic, I found myself wondering: What’s … More What’s the Hurry?
When most people picture Garden of Gethsemane, they imagine a peaceful place. Moonlight.Olive trees. Soft grass. A quiet Jesus kneeling calmly in prayer while the disciples sleep nearby. Almost peaceful. But that is not what scripture describes at all. Gethsemane was not merely a garden. It was a crushing place. The very name itself is … More Gethsemane Was Never Really a Garden
The older I get, the more I realize that love and pain are inseparable companions. Every person who has ever truly loved something deeply eventually learns this lesson, whether through relationships, children, friendships, family, or even the quiet companionship of a dog sleeping beside them. Over the last few days, I’ve been watching the old … More Love Hurts Because It Matters