The Gift of Powerlessness

The Gift of Powerlessness

  The Gift of Powerlessness When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong I have two life-long friends dealing with long-term and extremely painful cancer diagnoses. One just got home from the hospital (again) and another is still fighting in the hospital (again). It’s...
The Missing Backstory to Your Everyday Work

The Missing Backstory to Your Everyday Work

  For a short stint last summer, both my adult daughters were living with us. My oldest was waiting to move into the new house she had just purchased, and my younger daughter was home for a month in between ministry assignments. It was a glorious few weeks. But...
Lessons from Zone 8

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...
Perform From a Place of Freedom

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

  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...