The Cedar Life
Living for the Long Run
Long Nights In the early months of 2012, I was working at a large accounting firm in the midst of ‘busy season’. This meant long days, late nights, and little room...
Side Part As a child, I parted my hair on the side. Each morning before school, I would stand in front of the mirror and make sure it looked the way...
Clutch Shooting The 1998 NBA Finals ended with an iconic moment. With the Jazz up by one point in Game 6 and the game on the line, the Chicago Bulls regained...
Practical Solutions Two weeks ago, I wrote a post, Light in the Darkness, in which I reflected on some of the unrest that has been unleashed on the globe over the...
This post was originally published on March 1, 2021. I will be publishing a follow up to last week’s blog, Light in the Darkness, next week, but the theme of seeking...
Time Out It is fair to say that humanity on the whole is not enjoying its best moment. We all experience difficult and dark moments. But for most us alive in...
Pitch Perfect There is no feeling like the sweet sting of catching a well thrown baseball in the pocket of the glove. It is accompanied by a distinct ‘pop’ and usually...
An Intimidating Pass There is a scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in which the Fellowship is travelling by boat. Approaching the border of Gondor,...
Lofty Aspirations A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of giving a talk on a part of my journey in faith over the past few years. After the talk was...
Anxious Moments “What happened?” My wife was at home and I was in the car, but she could hear that something wasn’t right. “Nothing – I just left Home Depot.” I...
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