Heading to South Africa
Follow I’m not sure how to pack… Lori and I are headed to Los Angeles (85 degrees) to run a half marathon, then we fly to Cape Town (73 degrees) where I’ll speak at a conference next weekend, then we...
View Article5 Realities That Made Us Pause in South Africa
Follow As I sit here on my 12-hour flight from Cape Town to Munich, my mind can’t help but decompress, processing my week of teaching at the Imagine Ignite conference and hanging out with youth...
View ArticleAre Any of These Cities Near You?
Follow This month I fly to 5 different U.S. states to teach parent workshops… and I’m hoping that I’m coming near you! (and if not… let’s start a dialogue about bringing me out to your city) ARVADA,...
View ArticleParenting Amish
Follow In the beginning of my book More Than Just the Talk I give an example of speaking in a conservative Mennonite Brethren church in Amish, PA, and listening to parents share stories of the racy...
View ArticleA remarkable man
Follow Last weekend I encountered a man so remarkable, the experience was life changing. I didn’t expect it. I was visiting Maui by myself for the quickest trip to the island I’ve ever had, there and...
View Article“Here’s the passage”
Follow I’m as type-A as you get. My wife says I’m borderline OCD. I don’t go on a picnic without exhaustive preparation and planning. That’s why Africa is always a stretch for me. Africa is on the...
View Articlebuilding into young people during their gap year
Follow What do Chick-Fil-A, rapper Trip Lee and Sean McDowell have in common? All three captivated my attention last weekend… and I think you’ll find ‘why’ fascinating. Let me back up. For the last...
View ArticleComing to a city near you
Follow Fall is always pretty busy with speaking, youth leader trainings and parent workshops. Take a peek at my upcoming schedule and see if I’m coming to a city near you: THIS WEEKEND- Sept 23, 24,...
View Article10 Flight Tips If You Actually Want to Get There
Follow This year I flew over 100,000 miles, mostly domestic. That means a lot of security lines, boarding groups, layovers… and bad airport food. It also means learning a few tricks of the trade...
View Article7 Things This Camp Does Right
Follow That all camps should emulate I’ve been speaking at Camp Timber-lee in Wisconsin for over a decade now, and this past weekend I was thinking, This camp does soooooooooo many things right… I...
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