Writing
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Reflections from Troy on leadership, the soul, relationships, and theology, plus his doctoral research on faith and work.
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Digital Destruction of Ourselves
Everyday I face bridges. Not physical ones but phycological choices to cross over and enter into the complex and emotional world of relationships. I face these bridges nearly every minute of the day but I am discouraged…
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Forgiving When You Dont Want To
I vividly remember my early years when I would get a scrape, gash or scratch that would require a “band aid,” and how the miracle numbing spray of Bactine would take away the pain. Soothing comfort quickly replaced the…
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Honor the Warrior Not the War
I will never forget the smell of the ocean in San Diego when the shout of several drill instructors herded us on to yellow painted shoe prints strategically placed in front of a wall with a pledge. It was a promise…
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Leadership: It’s Not About You
Many years ago I remember hearing the phrase from the mouths of these influential mentors “lead, follow or get out of the way.” A “braveheart” like command that when heard summons a boiling caldron of courage and…
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Order Is Not the End Goal
We are committed to ordering our lives. Think about how much energy you spend calendaring, cleaning and coordinating everything only to find yourself doing it all over again. We have become a culture that is so addicted…
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The Sabotage of Sentimentalism
A new friend of mine recently told me, without hesitation, that “Sentimentalism can overshadow truth.” He said it so effortlessly and without a pause for objection or response that I wrote it down to take time to dig…
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When You Feel Like God Is Not There
There are times in my life where I feel like God is gone, not present, at least not around me. They are terrifying lonely spaces of time in my journey where I don’t see him. These are the moments where my feelings and…
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Deflategate Disciples
What a crazy mixed up world we live in today where the air pressure of footballs (PSI) is the front page news overshadowing ISIS, train crashes, earthquakes and racial divide. I am intrigued by the energy it has created…
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Facebook Terrorists
Terrorism – the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. One of the big reasons terrorism creates terror is that you don’t know who they are and when they will attack…
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Decoration or Declaration?
A friend recently told me that he wanted more courage to ask a question of many people he had seen come through his office who were all wearing crosses. He felt a curious tension that prompted his desire to know, “Is…
