Another Christian Leader Fallen
(5-minute read)
Amid a dozen head-spinning news items involving the killing of another U.S. citizen, loss of trust on the global stage (Davos), and others, you may have missed this gut-wrenching story. One of my favorite Christian authors, Philip Yancey, has disclosed an eight-year affair. His books, The Jesus I Never Knew and What’s So Amazing About Grace, were a great help to me during some very challenging times in my life—and in the life of my family.
I have read some raw ...
The Boy Crisis in America… Continues
Several years ago, I wrote about a New York Times article titled “The Crisis of Boys and Men.” That article echoed the central warning of Tender Lions: Building the Vital Relationship Between Father and Son—a message my son and I have been writing and speaking about for the past six years. In many ways, it feels like we’ve been trying to speak calmly while standing in front of a cultural tsunami of screaming masculine might.
Simply put: boys and men in America are struggling—and ...
Life Through a Straw…it still Sucks!
(3-minute read – an edited version from several years ago)
Years ago, I had a stroke that wiped out almost all my vision. Imagine trying to see life through a McDonald’s soda straw…for real. No peripheral vision, no depth perception. Just complete blackness, except for that little round view directly in front. Taking a slow walk was difficult and driving was out of the question. I told a friend it felt like looking at life through a straw, and he said, “That sucks.” I laughed ...
The Gospel According to Gladwell: 3 Leadership Principles for Turbulent Times
(4 minute read)
“When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters – first and foremost – how they behave….This is called the ‘principle of legitimacy,’” Malcolm Gladwell, David & Goliath
Gladwell writes concerning the principles of legitimacy that first, “The people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice.” I recall a specific work situation where I and other colleagues had creative ideas. We knew how to improve things, ...