The Generous Boss
This morning I had the honor of speaking to the Campolo Scholars at Eastern University. The topic was leadership and the talk was centered around why I wrote the book Salvaged. At one point we…
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Choosing Our Problems
Our company recently had everyone take an online class in workplace harassment prevention. Information in the course made me wonder . . . what problems do we choose to address and which ones do we…
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Fear And Faith
Years ago I was sitting in a small shack that a family called home. The father, about my age, was afraid of what the future might hold for his family. He expressed his fear through…
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Frozen Friends and Cold Wine Cellars
A friend and partner, Josh, was reminiscing about a corporate drama we had faced years ago. He and I were not central to the battle, but a close friend was. Because of that friendship we were…
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Blockheads
A short post this week because I’m traveling. This simple insight — new to me but probably glaringly obvious to everyone else — struck me when I was reading Matthew 16. Peter calls Jesus the…
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Generosity in Action
Have you ever worked on something for a long, long time … and then found a simple sentence that sums it all up for you? You feel a bit silly. That’s how I feel right…
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Small Business
Hey, do you know anyone who owns a small business? Odds are you do. So you probably know how hard the past year plus has been for all small businesses. If the person you know…
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Wealth, Temptation, and Job
This story of Job has always fascinated and often confused me. It’s fascinating because it’s impressively rich in wisdom about why God allows evil in the world. It’s confusing because the logic in the dialogue…
