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When You're Stuck
There’s nothing worse than launching a new endeavor into the world only to watch it flounder. You keep doing the same thing, hoping people will finally…
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The Will Smith in All of Us
I watched the movie King Richard and saw Will Smith loping around the tennis courts of Compton with those slumped shoulders and a brooding look on his…
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You're Not Who They Say You Are
A long, long time ago, when I was in occupational ministry, I was approached by a leader who wanted to write a book about the different sizes of…
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The Algorithms Have Changed
The other day, I was chatting with a buddy who has over 3 million followers on TikTok.* I asked him, “So do you spend most of your day trying to come up…
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I Quit My Job
Last year, I got on Facebook after 15 years of avoiding it, and it was like stepping into a time machine. All of the people I hadn’t seen in a decade…
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The Benefits of Being an Outsider
ACT ONE A few years ago, our family went to the beach with some friends who subsequently posted photos of our gathering on Facebook. When I saw myself…
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I Gave up on Church
I didn’t mean to give up on church. It just happened. I needed a little time off from small-talk with polite but otherwise preoccupied people... I…
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