Think about a time you felt like you were walking into a room with your own personal “I’m Not Sure I Belong Here” sign pinned to your chest. Yep, we’ve all been there. I remember that time my son tried to order a t-bone steak at the pancake house? He didn’t know what it was, […]
Talking Heaven and Purgatory with Kids: A Parent’s Guide
Every now and then, my granddaughter will come home from Sunday school with a question that can stop a grown man in his tracks. It was during one of our Saturday morning pancake flips that she looked up at me with those big, curious eyes and asked, “Pop-Pop, what’s it like to be dead?” I […]
From Office Oops to Workplace Wins
Had a moment where your coworker’s presentation slides looked like a toddler’s finger-painting session? Or perhaps they sent out an email that was so off-brand it could’ve been from a rival company? You’re not alone. We’ve all been there – cringing at a mistake while simultaneously wishing you could vanish into thin air. But what […]
Don’t Let the Devil Steal Your Day
Ever feel like your day is a runaway train and you’re just clinging to the cowcatcher, praying it doesn’t hit anything important? I remember one Saturday at the hardware store. The phone was ringing off the hook, Mrs. Gable was in tears because her leaky faucet had flooded her new linoleum (a sin against good […]
Stop the Chaos! How to Build a Team That Works Together
Remember that time your wife asked you to grab something from the garage and you came back empty-handed because she meant the other garage? Or how about that group project at work where everyone thought someone else was doing the presentation, so no one did anything till the last minute? We’ve all been there – […]
A Man’s Guide to Confession
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Bojangles, that’s personal! That’s not for the hardware store aisle chat!” And you’re right, in a way. But just like when your sink is clogged or your fence has a loose board, you can’t just ignore it and hope it fixes itself. You’ve got to roll up your sleeves, […]
The Lowdown on Personality Tests for a Stronger Soul
Seen one of those fella’s at the hardware store staring intently at a can of paint, then at his handiwork, and back again, like he’s trying to solve the riddle of the sphinx? Well, I once saw a man – let’s call him Trevor – do just that. He was trying to match the trim […]
What Canterbury, Otago & the South Island Boom Means for Your Career – And the Personality Type That Thrives There
There’s a conversation happening in New Zealand career circles that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime, possibly because the people having it are too busy actually building good lives in places like Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin, and Invercargill to spend much time evangelising about it online. The South Island is booming. Not in the frothy, overcrowded, cost-of-living-crisis […]
Finding God in the Quiet: Why Silence is Your Superpower
I remember my old pal, Earl. Bless his heart – he was a good man but a talker. I mean, you could get a sunburn from listening to that man spin a yarn. He’d come into the hardware store and before you could even ask him what he needed, he’d have told you about the […]