Category: Stories of Faith

I used to have a difficult relationship with my old man. Living on a different continent was enough distance and allowed me to chart the course I wanted. Or so I thought. I carried the bitterness and anger wherever I went. It started bubbling in ways that were not pretty around the global financial crisis.…

It was ten years ago this month that I went to Angola Prison and slept in one of these cells. I was a volunteer in a leadership development program that inmates mostly put on. As I hadn’t assaulted, murdered, or robbed anyone, I felt pretty good about myself. At the time, I only cared about…

Today marks the 100th day in my new role at Vanguard. This is the first time I’ve worked at a massive corporation. Reflecting on the time, a couple of themes came to the surface. Career change is a breeding group for self-doubt. Transitioning from my sales leader role to an internal coach meant starting over…

The most consistent spiritual practice I have maintained is reading the book of Psalms every month. It was inspired by NT Wright, Billy Graham, and an inner ache for an authentic relationship with the Lord. The Psalms are songs and poems written thousands of years ago. They have been the basis of devotions and prayer…

When you are shown grace, given a gift you can’t return, it changes you. There is something about generosity that is so beautiful, and I wish I could express it. There is a hero of mine, a writer, a leader, and an inspiration to many. I have been following his work since the start of…

My daughter is in 8th grade and had a friend over at the house on Saturday. They were talking about another one of their good friends who had been really sick, missing a few days at school. Buying into the latest obsession sweeping through the media, they joked about how their friend must have come…