Resilliance

We May Be In the Ascent of our Lives

In 2011 I hiked with two friends, Mark, and David, to the summit of Kilimanjaro: 19,340 feet/5895 meters. We took 6 days, 4 to summit and...

Wintering Through

Parker Palmer writes: "But the seeds of possibility planted with such hope in the fall must eventually endure winter, when the potentials...

What Do You Do When You Can't See The Finish Line?

Marathons have mile markers for a reason. A runner may be absolutely exhausted. Your tank is near empty. Your muscles are screaming. Your...

A Timely Topple

Often, when we think ‘destruction,’ God is thinking ‘construction.’ It was a red-letter day in my life when I realized that a complete...

Feeling Forced? Want Vindication?

If crisis reveals character, this is certainly the season for exposing our true nature. Organizational structures and we who populate...

Building A Solid Ship

Christopher Columbus was 41 years old when he embarked on his first voyage to discover a new passage to the far East. It was a perilous,...

Forbear! The Power of Spiritual Habit

It has been said many times, perhaps too many times in the past year; we are living in unsettling times. Words and phrases like Pivot,...

Resilience: The Secret Sauce Of Pastoral Fitness

Resilience is the secret sauce of pastoral fitness. Rick Warren describes resilience as, “…the ability to bounce back. It’s the ability...