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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
The Surprising Contrast of Sacrifice and Anger
On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, bicycled to a rented 19-ton refrigerated truck. At 10:30pm, he drove the truck down…
My grandson knows my name!
Having a grandchild is a magical thing. It’s mind-blowing to watch your children have kids and go through some of the same…
What’s your moment of brokenness?
“Never trust a man without a limp,” or so goes the adage. What does that mean? The story goes that Jacob wrestled…
Writing A Terrible Life’s Legacy
Can you imagine writing a terrible legacy for your life? All it takes is one choice. For Jeroboam, this choice came at…
Church Funding—On the Long Term Decline?
Across Europe, we’ve seen many great and historic churches close. Some now are owned by businesses. Some are converted to mosques. For…
7 Paradoxes of Inheritance
When they hear the word “inheritance,” most people run. We typically associate inheritance with estate planning, which traditionally means working with lawyers, talking…
Give Away Your Passion
The blog below is from a few years ago but worth repeating. Give away your passion? No, this is not a blog…
What would you say to 50 college students?
They sat in front of me—50 of them, wide-eyed, eager, young, some with girlfriends or boyfriends, some engaged, and some with years…
Living Simply
Did you ever read My Side of the Mountain? It’s the story of a young boy who tells his parents that he’s…