Bricks
No one “builds a house”. They lay one brick again and again and again and the end result is a house. Nearly every big undertaking...
Category: Children & Youth
One Life to Live
Most of us spend our lives as if we have another one in the bank. — Ben Irwin We all have things in our lives...
Emergent Opportunities
The type of person you want to become — what the purpose of your life is — is too important to leave to chance. It...
What’s Your Map?
Remember, the default map of the world you’ve drawn for yourself is massively incomplete. I’m telling you, there is so much more out there that...
Peace, Be Still
In our shared ministry of reconciliation, I ask us to be peacemakers — to love peace, to seek peace, to create peace, to cherish peace....
Cages
Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, and harm disappears. — Marcus...
Quick Fixes
There are no quick fixes for the fundamental problems of life. — Clayton M. Christensen In my recent posts, I have talked a lot about...
Begin and End with Kindness
Every single one of us has the power to be kind from the beginning of a conversation until the end. Kindness does not mean that...
How to Chop Wood
Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. — Zen Proverb What does it mean to be righteous? What does it...
What Ships Are For
We rest here while we can, but we hear the ocean calling in our dreams, And we know by the morning, the wind will fill...