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About 38 years ago, I was flying in a small plane with my dad.
I completely trusted my dad as a pilot. I had flown with him many times, and I knew he was good.
Then we flew into the clouds.
Suddenly, I couldn't see anything.
No horizon. No ground. Just clouds.
And then an alarm started screa...
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I’ve been home from Ecuador for almost two weeks now, and I’m becoming more clear on why these trips can be so transformative.
Yes, we go to serve. We build. We give. We help.
But something happens to us too.
These trips have a way of resetting what it means to be content—and even what it mean...
 Sometimes the hardest place to grow isn’t across the ocean—it’s right here, in the familiar noise of everyday life. We carry around “languish” without calling it that: self-doubt, scrolling to numb pain, overconsuming as anesthesia, fear and anger that drift in when we’re tired of trying....
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Do you consider yourself "technical?"
Can you navigate spreadsheets, edit photos, troubleshoot your computer, figure out new apps, or somehow get the TV working after someone else has pushed the wrong button?
I enjoy that kind of stuff. I don't know everything, but I've reached the point where ...
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This past week was one of those weeks.
You know the kind.
Nothing catastrophic happened. No one was hurt. No lives were lost. But it seemed like everything that shouldn't fall... fell. Everything that shouldn't rip... ripped. Everything that should have stayed standing... came crashing down.
O...
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My son is starting a new business.
For years he's loved building things. Construction. Renovation. Taking something ordinary and making it beautiful again. After much prayer and thought, he's decided to transition from full-time ministry and pursue something that's been on his heart for as long ...
Are you shooting to be happy?
Or are you shooting to be joyful?
Is there a difference?
And if there is, why does it matter?
I mean, they’re basically the same thing, right?
Stay with me for this short investigation, because we may uncover something that’s been quietly hindering you from experie...
Distraction Derailing You?
One of my favorite memories as a kid was going to Ocean City, New Jersey and riding the giant slide on the boardwalk.
You know the one.
You'd grab a burlap sack, climb what felt like a hundred steps to the top, sit down, lean back, and suddenly you were flying. Bump... ...
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Fifty-three years.
That's how long New York Knicks fans waited to celebrate another NBA Championship.
For more than five decades, there were disappointing seasons, injuries, missed opportunities, coaching changes, criticism, and countless reasons to believe it would never happen.
But champions...
Choose Curiosity
Recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with my college football head coach from the University of Massachusetts.
Even at 58 years old, he will always be "Coach" to me.
We spent the better part of an hour reminiscing about games, practices, victories, disappointments, and all...
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That's a strong title, isn't it?
Maybe even uncomfortable.
But if we're honest, there are moments when people whisper those words to themselves. Not because life is terrible, but because somewhere along the way, life stopped feeling meaningful.
A few things happened recently that got me thinki...
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The dishwasher was invented.
People celebrated.
"Finally! This is going to save us so much time!"
And it did.
But here's the interesting part: studies found that people didn't end up with dramatically more free time. Instead, they simply found more things to do. Expectations changed. Standard...
