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So much of my life has been spent lusting after fame. The context didn’t matter. The same lust kept propelling me through my various roles as a musician, a minister, a teacher, a coach, and an author. It would leap out of me like a raging tiger, driving me to daydream and scheme. Then it would make me insanely jealous of those who had found some measure of fame. Trying to cage the tiger always failed. It would find a way to escape and leap again. Only much later did I come to understand the... read more

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The cover of this month's National Geographic magazine reads, Searching for Happiness. I also came across a related article this week on CNN.com titled, The Happiest Cities in America. It's common, as we close in on the end of the year and, particularly, during Thanksgiving to begin searching for happiness. And if we're searching for it, that presumes we don't have it. ... read more

I was a high school coach for many years. I have also cheered on countless teams in competition. And I have been caught up in the swirl of last-minute victories and Cinderella successes. Yet at the end of the day, there is only one outcome. One team wins while the other loses. Some are happy while others are heartbroken. One person finds success while someone else fails.... read more

Miguel was living a life of success until it became the ruler of his life and then he fell for the lie...... read more

Catalyzers are meant to accelerate, to expand, and to inspire. One of the six Work Catalyzers we discuss in A Man and His Work is to use your work-related talents to bless your community. A clear example of this is Keith Jackson. Keith is a former NFL tight-end who is one busy guy, yet still find time to use his skills to serve the community.... read more

There is a longing in the deepest parts of us to belong. The hope that there is a table somewhere, around which we might actually be comfortable in our own skin. We don’t have to hide. We don’t have to keep our secrets. There’s always been a community of relationship. We are designed for that.... read more

This has been an extremely active and record-breaking hurricane season. Lives have been turned upside down due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Last week as I sat in the Fort Lauderdale airport, I overheard several nervous conversations about yet another one in the Atlantic, Hurricane Maria.... read more

“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open.” – John Steinbeck, East of Eden ... read more

“Sometimes what a man needs to see is another man just stand against the undercurrent of culture. It’s the apologetics of standing.” When my South African friend uttered those words, I got Mini Cooper sized goosebumps down my arms.... read more