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As we enter into another election season, I am considering what character qualities reveal the best leaders. If I am to vote for someone, if I am to choose an individual to serve as my representative in the highest offices of government, I would need to process what I value in that individual’s natu...

As I refamiliarize myself, through some devotional reading, with the life of the shepherd, I am struck by some thoughts I had never considered before. Of particular fascination is the concept of indigenous leadership, the reality that some of the flock who are without title are nonetheless leaders a...

When our children were young we were somehow introduced to the picture books of Lauren Child, and we came to love the interactions of siblings Charlie and Lola. One particular story ( I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed ) has become fresh in my mind. The brilliantly illustrated narrative record...

“Are you satisfied?” Most of the time that I am asked this question, it is spoken with derision. It is often asked with the implication that I have requested and been given too much: too much discussion, too much evidence, or too much apology. Most of our human interactions do not reach the level of...

Sometimes the simplest question has the most complex answer. As I navigate this season of my vocational life, I am repeatedly asked some form of the same question: what are you looking for? It is a simple question, which could be answered superficially – “well, I am hoping to find a pastoral positio...