Relationships

Maturity is Contextual

January 23, 2012

Have you felt like there were some situations or places where you really felt like you were growing? Strong, healthy, empowered? And then maybe you also find yourself in other situations or places, but you don’t feel like those descriptions are true. Maybe there are places or situations where you find yourself weak, anxious, powerless, [...]

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Star Wars and Personal Accountability

January 4, 2012

So I’ve been watching parts of the original Star Wars with my young son as he’s been getting into it. I realized there is some great typology and examples of how people deal with conflict, stress, or adversity. So here we go: Luke Skywalker: The Whiner Degenerates into complaining and whining when things don’t go [...]

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Daughters and Post-It Grieving

December 4, 2011

My daughter as many of you know is in first grade and learning the basics of reading and spelling and all that good stuff. But it’s opened up a whole new arena to our relationship. I was working in the garage one day and came home to find the note below…. And we all handled [...]

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The Gift of Hospitality in Multi-Ethnic Contexts

November 7, 2011

What does the “Gift of Hospitality” mean to you? Is it the same as having mad baking skills or being the hostess with the mostess? Is it having the great talent to maintain a smile for long periods of time while you great strangers at church? I think the gift of hospitality has been domesticated [...]

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Why I Like It When My Wife Says No to Sex Part 2: Turning the Tables

October 15, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Why I Love It When My Wife Says NO to Sex

This is the second post as continue this unusual series on “Why I Like It When My Wife Says No to Sex.” You can check out the first post, which contains the context of this series, here. Turning the Tables: Patriarchy and Sex Advice If I can be honest here, I’m a night owl. So [...]

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New Series! Top 5 Reasons I Love It When My Wife Says NO to Sex Pt. 1: Resilience Breeds Greatness

October 13, 2011

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Why I Love It When My Wife Says NO to Sex

Say What? Don’t get me wrong. I’m not the kind of guy who gets into bed with my wife thinking, “Hey baby, say no to me all night long!” Let me explain. If you’re uncomfortable reading about topics like these, take a deep breath…and keep on reading If you visit this blog from time to [...]

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Article: Expanding the Circle!

September 22, 2011

I wanted to share a quick link to an article by a teammate of mine, Adrian Pei, that was published in Inheritance Magazine, what I understand to be the only Asian American Christian Magazine. It gives a great window into the quality of people I get to work with in Epic and the kind of [...]

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Nobody Likes Passive Aggressive Smurf

August 9, 2011

I’m taking a break from recruiting for the Systems & Power Leadership Community and going to share a reflection from my viewing of the new Smurfs movie and give a quick review. It’s a good change of pace. First, I rather enjoyed the movie as I took my 3 1/2 and 6 1/2 year old [...]

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My New Favorite Word: Meta-Cognitive

July 6, 2011

I came across the word “meta-cognitive” in my reading of Jeannine Brown’s book Scripture as Communication. Here’s how she used it in context, Poetry is meta-cognitive; it does more, not less, than communicate on a cognitive level. (Kindle version, Loc 1578-79) Meta-cognitive is what my wife wants me to be when we’re having conflict. Meta-cognitive [...]

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