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Welcome to November 2026: From Foundations to Building Together
As we step into November 2026, I’ve been reflecting on the conversations we’ve shared throughout October and since we first met here. On the surface, we’ve covered a lot of ground: faith, leadership, creativity, community, calling, spiritual formation, and the future, and I am deeply grateful for...
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The One Thing David Desired: The Secret of Becoming Through Beholding
This morning, I began my day in quiet meditation in the presence of God. As I sat in stillness, my spirit was drawn toward David. I began reflecting on his life, his accomplishments, his relationship with God, and the extraordinary place he occupies in the biblical story. As I was reflecting, I...
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Who Shares Your Space Shapes Your Spirit
When we discuss about the intentional programming of the subconscious mind - protecting what enters our ears, monitoring what we speak, and guarding what we absorb, our focus naturally turns inward. We audit our routines, curate our playlists, and fine-tune our night routines. Eventually…
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Returning to God Does Not Mean Returning to Everything Done in God's Name
One of the most important distinctions we must make when speaking about returning to first principles concerns our relationship with God and our relationship with the human institutions that claim to represent Him. We must not confuse the two. In many parts of the Western world, the ‘Church’ no...
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The Cracks in the Foundation: The Collapse of the Family
People generally ask questions about topics of interest to them for a variety of reasons. Some questions come from curiosity, but other questions are asked because something important is at stake. I am asking the following question because I believe that something vital is at stake. Here’s my...
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How to Create a Book Cover That Makes Readers Stop
A book cover is not a summary of the book. It is an invitation to discover what lies within. This week, I completed the first draft of the cover for my upcoming book. As I worked through the process, I found myself thinking about something we rarely stop to consider: “What is a book cover really...
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The Bible from 1895: What an Old Book Taught Me About the Future
Yesterday, I went to the public library to pick up the printed manuscript of my upcoming book. There is something strangely satisfying about holding a physical copy of something that has existed for months, or even years, only as an idea, a collection of words on a screen, and countless pages of...
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We Have Never Been More Connected. Have We Forgotten How To Belong?
We are living in perhaps the most connected age in human history. With a device in our hands, we can reach people across the street or across the world, just like I am reaching you right now. We can accumulate hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of followers. And some people are able to...
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Behind the Manuscript: When the Book Began Teaching Me
There is a peculiar moment in writing a book when you realize that you are no longer simply writing it. It is working on you. I think I have just reached that moment. We have completed a major editorial review of The Architecture of Oneness. And after all the writing, questioning, restructuring,...
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Welcome to The First Episode of Foundations And Futures
This is the beginning of a larger conversation about marriage, family, faith, leadership, culture, civilization, and the future we are building together. We spend a great deal of time asking what comes next. What will technology change? What will happen to our culture? What will our families and...
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Exploring the enduring foundations of marriage, family, faith, leadership, culture, and civilization, and ideas to help us build a better future.
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Hal Ngoy
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