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Lessons from Zone 8
Greed gets the headlines. Envy hides in plain sight. When you have to fly a lot, there are perks for picking an airline and going all-in on the relationship. Even just a little bit of status can get you free checked bags, lounge access, and (the thing I’m most...
The Left Side of the Comma
Last month, I wrote about living in proximity to God, but without intimacy. That seemed to hit a nerve. This is the continuation of that story. Because by God’s grace, I didn’t stay there. Years ago, I had a job that often took me to London. I loved it. I would...
Perform From a Place of Freedom
Perform From a Place of Freedom An Olympic moment reminded me of a better way to live and work It’s been almost two months since the closing ceremonies of the Milan Cortina Olympics, but there is a story from the games that continues to resonate in my mind. ...
We Will Be Forgotten…Eventually
We Will Be Forgotten...Eventually And that might be the most freeing truth you hear today I was at a meeting recently where the speaker dropped a sober truth bomb right into the middle of the room: “There is going to come a day—sooner than I want to admit—where...
DO YOU KNOW JESUS THIS WAY?
DO YOU KNOW JESUS THIS WAY? We’re Not Exporting Another Self-Improvement Program I flew straight from North Africa to Washington DC for the inaugural AGWM Gospel Access Conference. There’s no better way to beat jet lag than immersing yourself in global...
Business, Brokenness, and the Gospel: When Work Becomes Witness
I’m sitting on the roof of a hotel in North Africa as I write this, watching the sunrise over a city of millions with only 60–70 known followers of Jesus. The call to prayer will sound here in just a few minutes filling the air with one of the most...
The Approval Trap – Fear That Shaped My Faith for Years
I got out of a toxic relationship. It was with God. I do not say that for shock value. It is simply the most honest way I know how to describe it. For a long time, my inner life with God functioned like a relationship where love had to be earned. Approval could...
What Happened to the Epic Story I Was Going to Write?
I loved writing stories when I was a kid. Somewhere in my parents’ attic, there are probably decades-old blue-lined spiral notebooks filled with epic handwritten tales of knights and dragons, illustrated with my double-decker super-pack of 64 Crayola colored...
The Long Obedience
My childhood pastor, Tom Paino, just died at 101 years old. The passing of this spiritual giant has stirred some powerful memories in me. Just last year, Pastor Tom called and asked me to come over to his apartment for a visit. Pastor Tom was always bigger than...
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