by Steve | May 14, 2022 | Soul Care
“The writer’s job is to tell the truth.” – Ernest Hemingway I’ve been stuck since the new year began. I had a writing rhythm and lost it. Once you lose your stride, it’s hard to regain it. If you feel like a kid who’s fallen off their bike and find it daunting...
by Steve | Feb 27, 2022 | Leadership
“I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me.” – Maya Angelou Today, I present to you the one and only, Maya Angelou. As anxieties about a worldwide pandemic give way to anxieties about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we can find strength in her...
by Steve | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Do you not know that a leader and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?” (2 Samuel 3:38) I was seven years old when the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. I’ll never forget the non-stop announcements on the radio in our home. As a little boy in...
by Steve | Dec 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Leslie Higgins is a man without a desk. When introduced in season one of Ted Lasso, he’s the object of derision for his boss, the butt of endless jokes, a loveable doormat. But in a defining moment, he takes a stand and is a man transformed. Everyone loves an...
by Steve | Nov 23, 2021 | Relationships
Nothing says warmth and comfort like a fireplace scene on a holiday TV show. One of my favorite scenes is in the Saturday Night Live sketch called, “Best Christmas Ever.” In this one, Matt Damon and Cecily Strong play a happy couple, snuggling by the fire,...
by Steve | Nov 12, 2021 | Relationships
Do you remember Debbie Downer, the SNL character famously played by Rachel Dratch? Debbie had a knack for dropping depressing comments while hanging out with her friends. When someone says, “Happy New Year!” Debbie might add, “One year closer to...
by Steve | Nov 3, 2021 | Relationships
Mike was in a bad place. He was heartbroken after an arduous courtship. Everyone has a story of unrequited love, but Mike’s was unique in that the object of his affections wasn’t a person, but a church. He’d applied for a pastoral position and been...
by Steve | Oct 19, 2021 | Relationships
“Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one’s nearest kin.” (Proverbs 18:24, NLT) Some friends don’t play games. They’re all-in with you and they’re in it for the long haul. We call them Companions. The Companion is...
by Steve | Oct 14, 2021 | Leadership
Collaborator friendships are built around things we have in common. They may be shared experiences, interests, ambitions, or values. Think about… the heroic missions of first responders, soldiers, and social workers the passionate hobbies of sports fans, avid...
by Steve | Oct 6, 2021 | Leadership
You’ve heard the expression, “I’m a lover, not a fighter.” But what do you call a guy who is both? Ted Lasso. The hero of the Emmy-winning adult comedy TV series is a good-natured, people-loving, underdog you can’t help but root for. Especially since the deck is...
