Resist The Urge to Perform: The Freedom of Not Performing for Others
With the world obsessed with appearances, likes, and social validation, it can be very very tempting to feel…
Measuring Growth Without Measuring Against Others
Growth is easiest to recognize when it is quiet and personal and hardest to appreciate when it is…
Let it Stop With You: Refuse to Be a Channel for Gossip
Gossip survives like this: It finds willing carriers; it does not move on its own, and it needs…
A Clean Crib and an Empty Barn: The Cost of Avoiding Productive Work
Proverbs 14:4 presents one of the most honest observations about life and productivity found in Scripture: “Where no…
Sharpen The Axe Before You Swing: The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes 10:10
Ecclesiastes 10:10 tells one of Scripture’s most practical lessons for life, work, and personal growth. In a single…
Why True Discernment Always Goes With Compassion
Discernment is often praised as a mark of wisdom; we admire those who can “see clearly,” who can…
The Most Important Math You’ll Ever Learn: Calculating The Cost of Your Choices
I think that most people think math is about numbers, formulas, and classrooms, but the most important math…
To Crave The Result And Not The Process is To Guarantee Disappointment
I want to assume that you know that we live in a culture obsessed with outcomes. We celebrate…
Conscientious Objection: When Obedience Conflicts With Conscience
Obedience is many times praised as a virtue, societies rely on it, institutions demand it, and authority is…
Whoever Has Will Be Given More – Matthew 13:12: The Law of Attention, Growth, and Loss
At first glance, Jesus’ words in Matthew 13:12 can feel uncomfortable and even harsh. Whoever has will be…