perspective

I really value harmony. I don’t like conflict or division. It is like nails on...

Whether we are talking about an individual’s sense of satisfaction or an organization’s sense of...

It's a strange time to be alive. There are so many things that are outside...

Like anybody else, I love getting my way. I celebrate when circumstances turn out the...

I saw an ad recently about how to handle our emotions. It suggested the way...

It has always been a dream of mine to be a fiction writer, a la...

Every day we feel some semblance of pain. From agony, torture and tragedy to discomfort,...

I was working through a Biblical commentary on Genesis this week for a work project...

One of the things we are hearing in the midst of this pandemic is people...

Every year, I get a case of the winter glooms. Some years it is mild...

During our struggles with infertility, we have discovered the value of suffering together. As our story...

Kylie and I have really lived an incredible life. We’ve traveled all over the world,...

We watched a movie recently that highlighted the difference between poverty (in a practical sense)...

There is perhaps no greater tragedy in today’s world than the loss of truth. We...

We are a problem-seeking people. From the time we are young, our parents tell us...

I am a hard person to buy presents for. Always have been. I’m not much...

Walking around New York City can be annoying. When I think about our lives here,...

There is a fine, but important, line between what we are praying for and who...

It is not that hard to be thankful. Sure things can be tough. Life is...

An inescapable truth of New York living is the ads on the subway. If you...

We love them. We have committed to them. We share life with them every day....

We have a woman in our community group who is fond of lamenting, “We made...

We are in a hurry to name villains. We want to call out bad behavior...

We humans have worked ourselves into a very specific narrative. When things are happening to...

Have you ever spent a day just doing “nothing”. You know, the days where you...

Confidence is an elusive character trait. We either lack it altogether or we play at...

Our pasts are as complicated as our present. Maybe even more. What we have been...

There are only two options when a tragedy strikes; it can strengthen relationships or destroy...

There is nothing quite like traveling together. For most couples, it gives a focused time...

There are all kinds of things that slow our progress, halt our growth, and interrupt...