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What if the most profound thing you accomplish in your life is to help someone else be great? At first gloss this can seem noble and inspiring and certainly, it is!. But think about the reality of it for a moment once the shine wears off a bit? Your greatest contribution will be to work hard at something you love …
The seasons are changing and school is back in session. Each year as I hear the brakes on the school bus squeak as they trek through the neighborhood I remember my childhood. I moved a lot as a child. I don’t mean that I was active (I was) but that I physically changed locations, houses, and schools a lot growing …
My wife and I have three teenagers living in our home. We had four last year because we had the privilege of hosting a young man from Mozambique as an exchange student for his senior year. My oldest daughter graduated high school last year, our exchange student graduated this year, and my son graduates next year. Our youngest is starting …
I often have the privilege of traveling to different places to serve and minister. Every environment is different, as are the people. One of the things I often consider while interacting with each different group of people was how easy it can be to settle into one way of thinking and completely dismiss a group of people in the ‘other camp’. …
Empathy is an important aspect in life. It is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Without empathy we can be cold and calloused to the hurts, failures and fears others have which can make us seem aloof, disinterested or simply uncaring. I place a high value on empathy as I see it in the life and …
Every human being has asked, thought, or felt this question in their lives. There is a lot of emotion that surrounds disappointment. For some, it is anger. For others it is shame, as in, “is it ok to even be feeling this way?” Regardless, life is complicated and often very difficult. In the complexities and disappointments we can find ourselves …