Morning Mike Check

In this episode, Mike and I discuss raising children. Mike shares some examples about how he was raised, how he raised his children, and why embodying the faith is so important.

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Sugar – Elizabeth Abbott

A River Runs Through It – Norman Maclean

The Limits of Empathy – David Brooks

Work today is increasingly remote. What has long been core to where we live is fading away for many and our options for where to live have increased significantly. In this episode, I ask Mike’s take on where one ought to live. How do we make that decision in today’s remote world and what wisdom may help guide it?

During our last conversation Mike and I talked about the Great Resignation from the perspective of the employee or the individual contributor. In this conversation we shift to the employer or manager perspective and talk about how to better retain people.

The Great Resignation has been reported on by a number of sources and marks a unique trend today with many leaving their place of employment, often for another, seemingly better, place to work. Mike and I discuss meaning, monetization, and how this may be an indication of where believers ought to be salt and light.

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In this episode, Mike and I discuss the Cloud of Unknowing and how it leads to humility but doesn’t dissuade confidence.

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Mike and I go down the rabbit hole a bit in this episode, discussing the Marital Gospel and how marriage can point us to something higher. We talk about why we long for our spouses and hope for that longing to be returned as well as how that can be distorted into seduction and lust.

How do we see Christmas as we ought? How do I help guide my own children to do this? Mike and I talk about Thanksgiving as a preparation for Advent, the importance of spiritual disciplines during the season of Advent, and how gratitude can be embodied.

The metaverse has arrived! Join today! In this episode, Mike and I talk about Facebook’s rebranding, what’s behind the word “meta” and why we should be wise in our use of technology today.

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Thanksgivings, Christmas parties, get togethers, gifts, expectations. It’s easy to get lost in the shuffle during the holidays. How do we enjoy them instead? During this episode Mike and I talk about relationships, friendships, love, boundaries, and what it means to prepare for the upcoming holy-days.

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Out of patience? Needing to fill your tank? Running on empty? These are all common phrases I hear and find myself using. Recently it dawned on me that something is off with this frame. I wanted to hear Mike’s take on it. In this episode we talk about what this frame misses and what might we imagine to replace it.

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