Dear friends who read along from time to time or on a regular basis, I wanted to let you know that I am will not be posting in the month...

To deny the chasms in our lives is the first step in sabotaging our own growth and the growth of those we influence....

I am still a bit in shock over what I saw last night while watching the Presidential debate.  I am sad and grieved.  This morning I am...

To lead well, first adult well I wrote this phrase down a few days ago as I was watching some basic responsibilities that were simply...

“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong.” H.L. Mencken, American writer _________________...

In the past year I watched a documentary called Damnation.  It was one side of the story told about the damage that dams have done...

“How will the world be different tomorrow as a result of our meeting today? ” -Kathie Dannemillervia  quoted by Peter Block in Community...

I was coming back to Winchester today on the old road.  The ‘old road’ isn’t actually old, it’s a wide two lane road, but it’s not the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what...

Before you read:  I desire to help leaders across a wide spectrum.  I deeply desire to see people lead well in the places where they...

“Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what...

I arrived at home from work the other day to find my two oldest sons loading hay with my father.  I always cherish getting to load square...

If you want to build a ship don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to...

You unravel me with a melody,You surround me with a songOf deliverance from my enemies,‘Til all my fears are gone–  Bethel Music, No...

“If you want to go faster, move slower.” That was the bit of wisdom that the sheep shearer shared over and over again.  The two men...

calling |ˈkôliNG| noun a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation. I hear a lot of people asking this question,...

Today was good. It was the type of day that when you order an Americano (espresso shots and hot water) and they give you an extra...

Rarely in my dealings with leaders*, do any of them lack good intentions. What separates an average leader from an extraordinary leader...

March Madness is here. When a team plays not to lose, they always lose.  When our team loses it hurts.  It usually plays out this way: ...

“Don’t leave the screen door open.”  I heard this phrase many times in summers of childhood.  My Granny would often remind me to keep the...