Husband. Father. Writer. Entrepreneur. Maybe a bit crazy.
Expectations are a funny thing. Whether they’re expectations I have for myself or others, there’s no avoiding them, and there’s nothing wrong with them. Where the problem with expectation lives, however, is, well, expecting other people to show up in…
What is wisdom? Even though it’s a subject that has been discussed since the great philosophers of old, surprisingly, there still isn’t a generally accepted definition of what wisdom actually is. While a bit bland, the dictionary definition of the…
At regular intervals, the church I belong to holds various meetings that span two days. Recently, I was in one such meeting. When I arrived, a man was seated on the rostrum who would offer a prayer to begin the…
One wintery morning just after I turned six, my mom took me to a convenience store. More than likely, she was getting a Diet Coke. I’m sure she purchased a little treat for me at the same time. What stands…
4:00 am. For many people, waking at 4:00 am is unconscionable. For me, waking at that unholy hour — with or without an alarm — is the norm. On days when the alarm wakes me, I don’t delay getting out…
Most days, I wake up intolerably early. I eat my favorite protein bar (the G2G Bar, if you want to check it out), doom-scroll the news for a few minutes, strap on my running shoes, and hit the streets around…
August 14, 2011. I walked out my front door well before sunrise. August mornings here can dawn above 80 °F (27 °C) and that morning was no exception. I set out with my youngest brother-in-law (who was 16 years old…
There is no exact age when children begin to reason for themselves. Though a gross generalization, the age of seven, give or take a year, is when children enter into a developmental phase called the age of reason . They…
Many people believe Christianity has outlived its usefulness. Others believe that Christianity cannot be good because of the many horrific things done throughout history in the name of Christ. Neither of those is true. Christianity has never been more relevant…
“Hindsight is 20/20” is perhaps one of the most well known and frequently used aphorisms in English. That said, for those who may not be familiar with the phrase, the numbers in that statement make reference to what might be…
Loud, up-tempo, heavy-on-the-bass music playing. Lights flashing. Presentation queued up. Motivational speaker walks onto the stage. Perhaps she does several back handsprings with a twist at the end before landing solidly on both feet. Maybe he comes out riding a…
By mid-2023, the world’s population will reach 8 billion if it hasn’t already. The average number of words spoken per minute is one-hundred fifteen. In an average minute across the globe, 920 billion words are spoken. If you were to…
For a moment, imagine with me that you are the parent of a welcomed, first, newborn child. She has beautiful, chubby cheeks, a smile that melts your heart, the softest skin you’ve ever felt, and her hair! Where did all…
Almost every morning, I wake up next to my wife, my best friend of more than twenty years. A few days ago, I took a shower with her then drove her to the airport for a flight to a conference…
The only way we can initially observe new experiences is through the lens of our prior ones. If we don’t take time to question what we observe, we unintentionally choose to let perception become reality. One of the strong tenants…
