Tag: Humility

On Christmas

Tomorrow is my 34th Christmas.  I have had Christmases full of joy, and some tinged by sadness.  One year involved cutting down our own snow-covered Christmas tree with thermoses of hot chocolate holding off the crisp winter air.  …

We Have No Songs for Great Halls and Evil Times

The past few weeks have been heartbreaking.  Russia continues its unjust invasion of Ukraine, purposefully targeting civilians in an effort to break the Ukrainian’s spirit.  Azerbaijan launched another attack against Armenia.  And just last night, Hamas crossed from …

Humility – Leadership’s Most Important Facet

When you search ‘leadership books’ on Amazon, it returns over 30,000 results.  I won’t even try to quantify the number of blogs, podcasts, newsletters, sermons, and social media posts on the subject.  There must be billions of words …

The Three Questions of Life

The verdict is in: life is hard.  Show me a person who claims they have never struggled and I will show you a liar.  Of life’s many obstacles, understanding it is often the most difficult.  Anyone can put …

Pitfalls of Pride: Failures in Leadership

The most recent mass shooting at an American elementary school is rivaled in its horror only by how the words “most recent” will likely be used again.  I am not going to delve too deeply into this topic, …

Ukraine, Russia, and the Armchair Battalions

It’s an odd feeling, living in a stretch of time you know will get a paragraph in future history textbooks.  With an equal measure of lies and tanks, Russia invaded its neighbor Ukraine on 24 February 2022.  It …