My Life

My Life , Leadership , Vulnerable Leadership

The 3 Tasks for Men Growing Old (how I'm trying to grow old gracefully)

I just broke my leg, lost my wedding ring, and was embarrassed.Somehow I've hung around long enough to become an old man. As I watch my peers, I see a...

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Finding Your Spiritual Roots

What are your spiritual roots? Who helped the person who was most helpful to you in your spiritual journey?My Mom led me to Christ when I was nine yea...

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My Moms Music

Thinking about what I'll miss about my mom, I wrote this poem about her music. I leave you with the question - what role did your mom play in th...

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Times In My Life When Courage Was Required

Cambodia’s Killing Fields was the greatest social justice cause of my generation. When the call went out to help the hundreds of thousands of Khme...

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Life Lessons Dogs Can Teach Us

Asha died last week. She was my sidekick for 15 years. She was great with the grandbabies. She probably thought she was one. Daily, when I went to...

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The Story of Moving AIM to Gainesville

It was the spring of 1994. Karen and I had sensed God telling us to move out of south Florida even though we had no idea where he wanted us to mov...

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Do Not Fear

Maybe the most afraid I've been was when I was 11 years-old. I was backpacking through the Wind River Mountains with my father and some friends. W...

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The Life of Dave Wroughton - My College Buddy

My best friend from college, David Wroughton, died yesterday. I loved Dave and wanted to share his story as I knew it. I arrived at Wheaton Col...

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When I Fasted 42 Days

It was 2006. Andrew Shearman had spoken to the AIM staff retreat the previous year. It had felt like we were on the brink of something special. We...

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What My Dog Has Taught Me

My dog Asha is the best dog ever - she has so many friends. But she is 12 now - what is that 84 in dog years? Though she is healthy, I guess she d...