Set The Table with Peace
06/11/2026
After more than a decade working as a physical therapist, there was a realization that forever altered not only my career, but the course of my life. I speak about it on page 38 of my book "Culturally Unoffendable".
"The more I worked, the clearer it became. So many of our wounds are deeply relational.
They are born in the places where we are intentionally or unintentionally hurt by one another. Then they settle into our souls, only to eventually resurface as unexplained pain, damaging behaviors, and unhealthy thought patterns that no therapist can neatly resolve.
We are living in a relational-harm epidemicโone shaped by a culture that treats relationships as disposable. A culture that tells us life is about comfort and self-convenience. A culture that pushes boundary-setting to an unhealthy extreme and encourages us to cut people off when they frustrate us, disagree with us, or fail to meet our expectations.
A culture that rewards self-preservation but rarely teaches relational repair.
And I knew God was calling my from repairing broken bones, to repairing broken bonds."..
Culturally Unoffendable is the story behind the journey from practicing a profession to pursuing a calling.
I'd love for you to read it.
You can get your copy at the link below
06/08/2026
Today, work became deeply personal.
Thia afternoon, I led a relational skills staff training at Camp Kon-O-Kweeโthe very camp where my brother dedicated over a decade of his life before losing his battle with cancer.
I haven't been back since.
I invited my parents to join me so we could spend some time together at the Memorial Camp Fire built in his honor. It was our first time seeing it in person.
What struck me most was that none of the staff I trained today had ever met my brother. They were simply too young.
Yet it was clear that his presence is still felt here, and I was reminded that the impact he left on this place is still VERY much alive.
Through their warmth, openness, and enthusiasm, I felt closer to my brother today than I have in a very long time. It's funny how those things work. โจ
Thanking God for this full-circle moment.
(It's hard to read the plaque in this photo because of trapped rainwater and the sunlight, so I also attached a clearer version.)
If we're going to be faithful stewards of our time and attention, we need to learn how to engage wisely. Not every invitation to argue deserves our attendance. The goal isn't to win every argument. It's to preserve your energy so that you can stay focused on the work that's been entrusted to you.
06/05/2026
Staying engaged in a world that is constantly trying to rob us of our peace is a full-time job.
How do you navigate disappointment, criticism, conflict, and offense without becoming cynical?
Those questions eventually became a book.
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It's a deeply personal read.
Part memoir, part practical guide, rooted in faith... it tells the story behind the work I do today traces lessons painfully learned in the most formative seasons of my life.
More than anything, my hope is that it encourages you to remain grounded, resilient, and secure in who you are, regardless of what life places in front of you.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
Link below ๐๐ฝ
Many people have become far more practiced at criticism than stewardship.
Itโs easy to identify whatโs broken. Itโs much harder to consistently cultivate environments where people can actually flourish.
Eventually, communities become shaped by whatever people repeatedly reinforce: cultivation or complaint.
Research supports that someone can hear a 100% accurate fact....and still walk away with their mind unchanged.
For influence to take root, there is a relational infrastructure that has to be established first.
From parenting, to educating, to leadership, to modern-day evangelismโฆ this is often where we go wrong.
We want to change minds before weโve established a basis of trust. We push information before connection has been built, and then we wonder why our words arenโt landing.
Unfortunately, many people have become so focused on winning the argument that they fail to realize they may have won the debateโฆ while simultaneously losing the person.
(More information below on building the necessary influence to reach a distracted and divided world. Link in comments).
Whether through better dialogue, stronger relationships, or healthier ministries & workspaces, human dignity is at the center of everything that makes the world go round.
Organizational problems need human solutions. And the same intentionality we bring to systems and strategy, we also need to bring to the people and relationships driving those systems.
Lately, itโs been a joy partnering with companies that understand strong culture isnโt built through initiatives alone, but through the health of the people behind the work.
Here are a few moments from the work weโve been able to do with regional teams and leaders.โจ
Itโs clear that the way we relate shapes culture. Culture shapes the human experience. And that experience impacts how people live, lead and ultimately flourish within their workplaces and ministries.
If we can learn to steward this well, I believe weโll begin to see healthier organizations, healthier communities, and healthier human beings.
Hot of the IG press:
An unpacking of the EXACT playbook turning family & friends into enemies.
When you recognize that narratives don't just inform you, they train you.......you begin to guard your eyes, your heart and your ears more carefully. โจ
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The way people respond to what challenges them typically reveals more about them than the person they're responding to. Oftentimes people say you've offended them, you've actually exposed something much deeper in them. And it's not yours to own.
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