Writer Henry David Thoreau said, “The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.” We live in a wounded world. If we’re not careful, we can find ourselves adding insult to injury shrouded…
Criticism is sometimes a friend, sometimes a foe or, maybe after the curtains are drawn, it’s both. Either way, have you noticed most critics are content to watch the show and sit idly by criticizing mistakes and flaws from the comfort of their chair without any risk or involvement in the glorious mess required in…
Church, we have a problem. We’re in a place where we achieve successful re-entry into society, reclaiming our place as salt and light of the earth, or risk being incinerated by the atmosphere of our culture and ultimately seen as obsolete and irrelevant. Most people I speak with minimize the issues downplaying their severity. It’s…
Someone said, “The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic’s terrible.” The reality is everyone needs to get out of traffic, take a break and explore roads less traveled. The truth is you plan breaks that take you off the beaten path or breaks will plan you off the beaten path. The breaks you…
What if we’re all imperfect people, living in an imperfect world, inundated with programs and products promising to take us to places of perfection; while the entire illusion hides timeless processes possessing the necessary power and meaning to actually transform lives? If we really are imperfect, why bother showing up? Why does the outcome matter?…