Words do not just describe a things physical properties. First and foremost, words signify a things meaning: purpose, threat, promise, danger, etc. (1) Words represent fundamental descriptions about oneself (virtues/vice, capabilities/limitations, potential/risk, purposes/temptations, meaningful/meaningless, etc.) (2) Words represent our understanding of others (trustworthy/deceitful, friend/foe, asset/liability, victim/oppressor, accident/divine image bearer)

The Babel story trains us to see how and why we flatten our world by treating man’s judgements with god-like attributes. By exploring the story we will be: Oriented to cues that keep us from absent mindedly slipping into a crowd. Postured to not accept the first traversable path as…

If we increase competency and confidence, we mitigate risk. If we mitigate risk, we do not necessarily increase competency or confidence. Yet, it is safety that grips our attention as leaders. What would you prefer for your team: safety or competence? The two are not mutually exclusive, of course, but…

According to the Apostle Paul, it is imperative for the Christian community to speak the truth in love — regardless of your temperament. This article explores Paul’s logic and why, despite “knowing” the importance of forthright speech, we still struggle with the standard he outlines. According to Paul’s letter to…

The Genesis stories are meant to help us understand ourselves better, not by outlining matter-of-fact rules, but by grounding us into an ancient narrative that transforms what we see. Specifically, by orienting us to what aspects about ourselves we are meant to see (among infinite possibilities). …

This article follows You Might Not ‘Name’ Your Belief, But You Do Act in Faith (i.e., Story): Irreligious Beliefs. — We see our lives in narrative, and frame other person’s actions in narrative. We filter all the data around us into something meaningful and useful through stories. Our stories shape our focus and reality by signaling meaning to us, be it “threat”, “opportunity,” or “uselessness.” …

How do we prioritize contradictory yet equally rationalizable ways of acting? What aspects of our ignorance should be most alarming to us and why? Says who? It’s as if this story says, “you and I are prone to be misled in this sort of way, so look here before you…

I’m not sure we know how to have productive conversations on social media. Or if it’s possible. Is the limitation of social media’s ability to convey trust evident to everyone? If it is, it’s quickly forgotten. A friend recently outlined the “trust triangle” to me: authenticity, empathy, logic. …