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Two Men, Two Experiments, Same Answer

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Two men, separated by centuries, ran essentially the same experiment. The voice of Ecclesiastes had wealth, power, pleasure, wisdom, and everything the ancient world called success. Leo Tolstoy had aristocracy, military adventure, family, wealth, fame, and literary immortality. Both climbed the ladder, reached the top, looked around—and discovered the same uncomfortable truth: none of it could answer death. Ecclesiastes called it hevel—vapor. Tolstoy called it a crisis of meaning. Different men, different worlds, same conclusion: the things of this world cannot do the job of God.

My Will Be Done

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We spend our lives chasing happiness—more money, more success, more pleasure, more control—yet somehow the appetite always survives the meal. Ecclesiastes called it vapor. Augustine called it restlessness. Tolstoy discovered that even extraordinary success couldn’t answer death. Maybe the problem isn’t that God hasn’t given us what we want. Maybe it’s that we keep praying “Thy will be done” while quietly demanding “my will be done.” Happiness comes and goes. God offers something deeper: peace.

5th Generation War, Part 5: Who Gets to Decide What Is True?

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The ultimate weapon in fifth-generation warfare may not be a missile, a drone, or even propaganda. It may simply be convincing Americans that truth itself no longer exists. Once we believe elections are meaningless, institutions are irredeemably corrupt, rights belong only to our tribe, and our neighbors are enemies, nobody has to conquer us. But the answer cannot be a government Ministry of Truth deciding what citizens are allowed to believe. A free republic survives differently: evidence, transparency, free speech, skeptical citizens, honest institutions, and the freedom to argue—even to be wrong. It’s messy, frustrating, inefficient, and occasionally ridiculous. Good. That’s what freedom looks like. I’ll take the argument.

If Your People Are Afraid to Tell You the Truth, You Have a Leadership Problem

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People learn quickly what happens when they bring the boss bad news. They notice when someone is interrupted, embarrassed, dismissed, or punished for disagreeing. They remember the meeting where the boss asked for opinions but became defensive the moment someone offered one.

A Title Can Make You the Boss. It Cannot Make You a Leader.

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I’ve seen it happen more times than I can count.

Someone works hard, gets results, and finally receives the promotion they’ve been chasing. They get a new office, a new title, and maybe even a shiny new nameplate on the door.

And somewhere along the way, they make a dangerous assumption: Now I’m a leader.

Not necessarily.

When the Search for Truth Ends at Jesus

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Truth is not determined by our feelings, our experiences, or whatever is popular this week. Even the most profound spiritual encounter still leaves one question unanswered: Is it true?

After years of searching through war, trauma, interviews, and extraordinary experiences, Shawn Ryan says his search led him to a simple conclusion—not another philosophy, not another experience, but Jesus Christ and the Bible. Whether you agree or not, his journey is a reminder that the greatest question any of us can ask isn’t, “What did I experience?” It’s, “What is true?”

What Is Truth?

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Not every question is asked in order to get an answer.  In the scene I described in my last article, the Roman ruler asks this question not in order to better understand the Truth, but rather to mock the very idea of Truth.  Think of it along the lines of your significant other asking, “What …

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It’s No Better To Be ‘Safe’ Than Sorry’

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No “politics.” No “religion.” That’s the new proper etiquette we have now here in America. It’s been going on for decades, but today, it’s at a whole new level. Whether you’re out with a group of colleagues from work or even attending a family meal or gathering, the “polite” rule is, “No politics, no religion” allowed for discussion.

Truth is the First Casualty of…Unchecked Power

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Three years after the US’s catastrophic run from Afghanistan, most Americans have no clue what happened. No one has stood up and taken responsibility. Five years after the killings that triggered Black Lives Matter (BLM) most Americans do not really understand what happened and the surrounding circumstances. Even more recently, most of us do not …

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Republic versus Superpower Part 3: Operational Security, Transparency, and Security

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  When I looked at the question, Can a Free Republic be a Superpower?, the conflict between transparency and security troubled me. I set the series aside for a bit and was reminded of it when I wrote a post on LinkedIn, Truth is the First Casualty of War. This is Part 3, and it …

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