How To Nourish Your Soul
Ever eat a good meal and just feel ‘nourished’? Some lean chicken, steamed carrots and broccoli, a fresh salad with a little bit of dressing and a piece of freshly baked, homemade, whole wheat bread….
The Opposite of Loneliness
If there’s an epidemic in our culture, it’s loneliness. Especially among men. Take our built-in weakness in relational skills, add the demands of our work, season it with a double helping of isolation-enhancing technology, throw…
Let your ‘yes’ be ‘yes’; your ‘no’, ‘no’…
In case you were out on another planet, you heard there was a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday. People are all fired up; celebration on one side and anger on the other. What to do….
Don’t Fix Me, Feel Me
There’s a lot of talk about love right now. Joel Manby has a great book called Love Works. Bob Goff’s book, Love Does inspires me like few books have. Both these books drive home a…
“You’re One Of My Favorites!”
Mentoring a group of guys for a year is like a roller-coaster ride. Somehow you know it’s going to be good in the end, but you’re just never prepared for all the ups and downs,…
Selective Neglect…What Not To Do
There’s the story of a young violinist, the youngest to ever play Carnegie Hall. She rocked it, got a standing ovation and was led giddy from the stage to the press room. “How did you…
People Make Rules So They Don’t Have To Make Decisions
I hate stupid rules. When I see a sign that says “It is unlawful to bring your dog on the beach,” I want to go buy myself another dog just to break the rule. Why…
Love People, Use Things
We all have memories we wish we didn’t. For me, there’s the fuzzy memory of a face sitting at a desk in the back of my office at AT&T. I don’t even remember her name….
“I Don’t Think I Can Trust You”
What do you do when you hear this? When somebody lets you know your word isn’t good because you said you were going to do something and didn’t do it? Or you did something so…
The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil
Last August, I wrote (here) about how functionally, decisions come down to choices between the greater of two goods or the lesser of two evils. There’s another dimension I didn’t mention….the lesser of two evils…
