Sometimes I am just plain numb. Not in a dramatic, storybook way—no fireworks, no sudden collapse. It’s quieter than that. It feels like driving through fog for days: my hands still move, my calendar still gets filled, my words still come out in the right order. I can answer emails. I can make dinner. I […]
First Comes Justice: The Light That Holds Back the Darkness This is one story I feel strongly about. I will not soon forget the first time I walked through the heavy steel doors of a state prison with Kairos Prison Ministries. The Sally port has a clang when it shuts behind you that feels final, […]
The ache of loneliness is deep and profound for some of us. It shows up in our posture, our energy, and the way we relate to the world. I remember when I went through a painful divorce and the loneliness I felt. I didn’t have self-esteem, and I didn’t know what was next in my […]
I’m starting today with a simple promise: to take the ancient tools people have used for millennia and translate them into everyday skills—what I call the seven pillars of spiritual emotional intelligence. This isn’t theory; it’s a practical way to blend inner awareness and soulful purpose with the concrete abilities we use to navigate relationships […]
Can I be heretical for a moment? I want to talk about worship—not as doctrine but as human behavior. When we use words like “worship,” “blessed,” or “devotion,” we often assume everyone shares the same map for those terms. But what if we treated those words as claims that require context and interrogation the way […]
There are moments when a single idea — compassion made practical — can change a life and, eventually, a community. That is the group I have worked alongside for the last few years. Lynette and I have served on the board and in the field, and from firsthand experience we know what this work means […]
My business partner’s offhand metaphor about the United States not engaging in a nationwide football game—where there are winners and losers—stayed with me. At first, it sounded like a crazy joke, the kind people make to underline how competitive and spectacle-driven our society has become. But on my reflection, that “football” image is more instructive […]
“Look well to the growing edge. All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born. The fruit ripens on the tree, the roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be new […]
I grew up in Detroit, a city of factories and funeral parades, Motown records and mended fences. The streets I learned to walk on were loud with engines and louder still with ambition. In that city — in that era, especially — toughness was currency. I learned early to stand my ground, to protect my […]
There are moments in life when personal accomplishment and communal mission converge in a way that changes everything. Lynette’s completion of her Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Direction is precisely one of those moments. This degree represents years of disciplined study, late nights balancing family and ministry, deep reflection, and the courage to push into […]
