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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a week speaking in Portland. In addition to great food trucks, I met some pretty amazing people. One of those amazing people is Yune. I met Yune after asking our mutual colleague, Jamie Johnson, if he could make some...

For much of my career I’ve worked in the faith community but lately I’ve been asked by a few companies to conduct workshops on professional and personal development. I found it a little challenging to make the transition. During that time I met Michael Erisman, a VP...

Last month I battled two snowstorms as I made my way to Taylors, SC for a speaking engagement. For some reason I was determined to get there even when all signs suggested that I should probably cancel due to weather. I always believe that speaking engagements are not...

Not long ago Reverend Romal Tune was the child in “Who’s Looking for Me,” his spoken word piece shared below — the hungry boy begging strangers for money and watching them cross the street to avoid him; the teenager planning his funeral with his then 15-year-old...

We are constantly hearing arguments from school boards and politicians on why student performance on tests should be an indicator of success and used to evaluate teachers.  The assumption is that if students are passing tests then they must be learning.  That’s a very...

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to participate in a retreat on VocationCARE sponsored by the Fund for Theological Education (FTE). The purpose of the retreat was to explore a new model for nurturing young leaders in the process of exploring vocation, both...