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Sync Up For Spiritual Health

September 14, 2021
Faith

I’ve always been a big watch guy. I still remember going to the department store to buy my very first watch, a Swatch Watch (yes, I’m dating myself). After...

Don’t Be A Caveman

September 1, 2021
Friendship

Don’t be a caveman. On the evening of December 18, 2004, in the southwest of France, Jean-Luc Josuat-Vergès wandered underground caves of an abandoned mushroom farm and got lost. Josuat-Vergès...

What Your Desk Says About You

March 11, 2021
Integrity

The other night as we discussed our lives and the sometimes overbearing challenges we face, one of the men mentioned his desk. As we discussed these challenges over a...

One Bad Apple Does Spoil The Bunch

October 23, 2020
Brotherhood

Recently the phrase “A few bad apples spoil the bunch” is circulating in mainstream media. Today “a few bad apples” is reinterpreted to mean a “few bad people make...

Bad Company

April 11, 2020
Fire

There’s this saying in Spanish, “Dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres.” Translated this means tell me who you’re associating or hanging out with, and I’ll tell...

Minimize to Maximize

March 24, 2020
Fire

It seems that lately, social distancing is the primary way of minimizing the impact of spreading illness. Social distancing is the deliberate act of increasing the physical space between...

Reflection for Redirection

March 21, 2020
Fire

As the world scrambles to find a sense of order and direction during this chaos, I’m focusing my time and energy on improving my life. I have decided to...

Unrealistic expectations

February 28, 2020
Fire

Before we we married, my wife and I made a choice to try and start our marriage with a solid foundation. I thank God for the many great...

Untrusted advisors

February 27, 2020
Fire

Late in my last year of 6th grade there was an issue with our neighborhood and needed to sell our home. At this time my parents decided it...

More face, less book

February 19, 2020
Fire

I recently reconnected with a childhood friend after more than 20 years. Occasionally I’d hear rumors about where he was but couldn’t reach him. Every once in a...