Mission
helping organizations increase their capacity for health
caring culture
focus on competence
relational connection
adaptive change
I’m a generalist
I’ve tried focusing on one thing, but all paths keep bringing me back to adaptive change, organizational health, and spiritual formation.
focus
adaptive change frameworks that help organizations do the deeper work of transformation.
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The unity of these three realities creates a healthy balance that helps to keep me truthful, loving, and generous. In… Read more.
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“Life rarely changes in a positive way without an increase in responsibility.” James Clear Think about the primary pain points… Read more.
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Gratitude is not just about saying thanks. It’s the way of wholeheartedness. It’s cleaning your side of the street (as… Read more.
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There are two things we can practice for the entirety of our lives: gratitude and forgiveness. The spiritual life is… Read more.
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Through the years, so many conscientious parents have asked me, “How can I spare my children this discord through which… Read more.
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‘Be merciful to me, Lord , for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and… Read more.
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se conversations happen in the hospital room, hospice, or in someone’s living room. They’re obscure places, hidden, in solitude. They… Read more.
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We have felt so many threats these last two years: pandemic, school shutdowns, political wars, US vs THEM outbreaks (vax… Read more.
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“Those who guard God’s laws are truly happy! They seek God with all their hearts. I keep your word close,… Read more.
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In Thich Nhat Hanh’s book on anger, he invites us to cultivate peace in our hearts instead of trying to… Read more.
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In his book on Anger, Thich Nhat Hanh is teaching me to overcome hurt and disappointment with compassion and forgiveness.… Read more.
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For many, therapy is not an option because of finances/insurance, cultural taboos, or the thought of sharing personal information feels… Read more.
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By the time I hear the phrase “lack of communication”, the person saying it is already feeling isolated and unappreciated.… Read more.
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Before trying to “fix” a problem and when trying to figure out “what’s going on”, Start where people are …not… Read more.
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‘See, the home* of God is among mortals.He will dwell* with them;they will be his peoples,*and God himself will be… Read more.
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Here’s a Diddy from Timothy Keller… Men who indulge…We’ve certainly seen our fair share of men who live in excess.… Read more.
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Stress and anxiety. That’s what my doctor shared with me about 15 years ago when I went in for an… Read more.
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Reading and reflecting on “Guided by the Spirit: A Jesuit Perspective on Spiritual Direction” by Frank J. Houdek, SJ I… Read more.
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“They dressed him (Jesus) up in an elegant robe”Luke 23:11 They’re obviously mocking Jesus. He was stripped, practically naked. Was… Read more.
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My childhood required me to be self-motivated and driven. It was in part to survive but also because I wanted… Read more.
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A shift in church world is now here. People have been talking about it happening for a while now. But… Read more.
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Sometimes when we think about a problem, there is a tendency–a knee jerk reaction–to immediately come up with a solution,… Read more.
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Some time ago, I had a friend who asked if a family member could call me to discuss chaplaincy (throughout… Read more.
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Richard Rohr talks a lot about needing Ego Strength in the first of half of life so that we can… Read more.
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For some of us, we use our work to prove that we are alive and valuable. We live out of… Read more.
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source: In doing research for a paper on the mission of God and the marketplace, I came across Patrick Lencioni’s… Read more.
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I love using the end of the year (typically starting late November through the first weeks of January) to assess… Read more.
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The dualism of private/public, personal/professional is being unraveled in me and around me. The fragmentation and disembodied faith that is… Read more.
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1.22.2021 – Homily Mark 4:35-41 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across… Read more.
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December 2020 has been cold. We have great weather in San Diego year round. Usually in the 70s. So when… Read more.
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We are living longer these days. Into our 80s and 90s. And strong. By all accounts, I’m barely halfway if… Read more.
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“Christ will transform culture at the end time. The ships of Tarshish, presently vessels that serve rebellious designs, will someday… Read more.
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I resisted silence for a big part of early 30s. I felt so silenced growing up. Mexican kids aren’t allowed… Read more.
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I was making a list of pastoral theology books today in case I get to teach a course. I had… Read more.
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What do I long for? A sense of being whole, accepted, and in congruity with a true self that keeps… Read more.
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Don’t write or talk until there has been time allotted to silence and solitude, prayer and reflection, lament and repentance.… Read more.
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A friend of mine reminded me the other day how communal the Lords prayer is. It is filled with the… Read more.
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But you, God of mercy and compassion, slow to anger, O Lord, abounding in love and truth, turn and take… Read more.
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—— I was convicted recently over an article I read regarding hatred. As a Christ follower, we seek reconciliation with… Read more.
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In Scott Peck’s book, “A World Waiting to be Born: Civility Rediscovered”, we learn that in order to become healthy… Read more.
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From the Divine Office: (A needed prayer for the rhythms of work) We thank you, Lord, for enlightening us through… Read more.
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Scott Peck was a psychiatrist and spiritual director for many years. I’ve enjoyed his readings immensely. I periodically struggle with… Read more.
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Can you and I just confess that we need instruction and direction? That we get stuck in life, need direction,… Read more.
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Yoke of slavery. I don’t like using that S word for obvious reasons. Maybe a truer expression is to be… Read more.
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There are numerous instances in my life where things (an event, musical piece, relationship, school paper, work situation, a basketball… Read more.
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Since the pain and hurt we feel as a nation is caused by un-wielded power, empower others. How? Here’s an… Read more.
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“Evasion is directly related to both the closeness of God’s approach to us and to our instinctive withdrawal from God‘s… Read more.
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Throughout the last few weeks, I’ve been trying my best to listen to each word, inflection, and ways employees are… Read more.
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I’ve wondered how and why so many rumors are believed, shared, and talked about. We are “story” natured so we… Read more.
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“Let us love one another” John, from his first letter, writes this to a people who are under an empirical… Read more.
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“Don’t give up on prayer, for it is the power of God that transforms and heals through our intercessions.” “In… Read more.
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Read “My God, My God. Why hast thou forsaken me”– David This prayer might be the equivalent of: The last… Read more.
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dr. Roy Inzunza, D.min 