Honor is an affirmation that who someone is and what he contributes is valuable. Honor is not something that can be selfishly grabbed…it is bestowed. There is no such thing as self-honor. Honor is a choice, an act of the will given to someone else to recognize his or her valuable identity and contribution. It’s …
David McCullough’s masterful biography John Adams gives us a raw look into the relationships between the founding fathers of America.[i] John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were united in their fight to establish the new nation and were the most responsible for crafting the Declaration of Independence together. However, the two intellectual giants soon became bitter …
In my last few blog posts we’ve been looking at how vibrant community comes when members are willing to risk vulnerability and engage in healthy conflict. Last week we looked at conflict’s out-of-bounds areas, and now we’ll focus on the rules of the playing field. When to have conflict? The short answer is when …
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I was a bored and fidgeting six-year-old, attending a special program at our local Baptist church. My older sister sat on my left and our neighborhood friend Russell Brooks sat on my right. We stared ahead at the churchy proceedings and I asked Russell what the tank of water was in back of the stage. …