Value Faith 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 the need…
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Measuring Growth Without Measuring Against Others
Growth is easiest to recognize when it is quiet and personal and hardest to appreciate when it is constantly compared.…
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 ears that…
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 oxen are,…
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 image, a…
The Loudest Sermon is Your Life
Not every sermon is preached from a pulpit. Not every message is delivered with a microphone; some of the most…
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 success stories…
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 built upon…
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 given more,…
Knowledge is Power – Francis Bacon
Few statements in human history are as short, memorable, and profoundly true as Francis Bacon said: “Knowledge is power.” And…