The Undivided Life Blog

“Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely, right where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. You can find Calcutta a...

“I didn’t take any more days off since it was my second miscarriage in just a matter of months.”

A bit of time had passed after her second child loss before I heard my friend explaining the situation...

I bent down and kissed the scar where his side had recently healed, overwhelmed with gratitude. As I pulled back to admire him, I noticed the puncture wounds on both of his hands and both of his feet....

When have you ever given everything to anything? When have you burned the ships, going all in with everything you have and know, for something you thought worthy of the effort? How did you feel when y...

“People are going to say a lot of mean stuff about us, and the next few years will be full of gossip and ugly rumors about you and me both. You sure you’re ready?”

Talk about romantic first-date bant...

“Let’s be clear, I never said I was sorry. I'm simply telling you how this works.”

We were in the middle of a due diligence sprint with the incoming owner of First Choice Power (FCP), and the time ha...

I laughed and joined the chanting with my kids.

“Thirty more feet! Thirty more feet!”

It was day two of the National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) in Indianapolis, and our entire crew was ready to head...

“I wish everything I tried always worked out like it does for you, Jeff.”

I’ve heard this ridiculous statement many times over the past 25 years, and it drives me crazy. Not only is it fundamentally ...

“There is a family in Denver that you have to meet,” Vanessa told me over text. “Their son is in the NICU, facing a serious uphill battle, and get this. His name is Ambrose.” I had only met Vanessa on...

“I have to meet with you tonight to tell you how deeply your daughter has impacted me.”

In 2010, Todd and Tara Storch found themselves in a nightmare. What started as an exciting family vacation for ...

On this day one year ago, I was having the best day ever. We had a new baby and a new home, and there was overall excitement about the adventures God had in store for our family. With so much change h...

We circled each building at the intersection, looking behind the dumpsters and down the alleyways, but still no signs of my new friend. Only hours earlier, I had encountered him at a nearby gas statio...

“I’m sorry. The last time we talked, I lost my cool. There is no excuse for that behavior. I was reacting from a place of stress and was far from acting my best.”

He sat and watched the river flow by...

How do you get someone to give your technology platform another shot after they’ve already convinced themselves that it isn’t good enough?

At First Choice Power (FCP), we had the best technology in t...

My niece Sarah was almost three months into her hospital stay when Christmas rolled around that year. As we opened presents and thanked God for this time together, my brother told me that Sarah also h...

John Ruhlin passed away at 44, leaving behind a wife and four daughters. He was a business hero of mine, and his legacy continues today through the GIFT-OLOGY concepts taught to so many of us.

GIFT-O...

Well, it’s 3:00 o’clock, so you have about five hours to convince me this cannot work. Until you successfully demonstrate that we cannot combine all seven of our existing online experiences into one m...

I heard the car horn and the screeching brakes. Then I looked over just in time to see that I was about to be t-boned by someone from the cross traffic at an intersection.

My life didn’t flash before...