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…
The Loudest Sermon is Your Life
Not every sermon is preached from a pulpit. Not every message is delivered with a microphone; some of…
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…
Knowledge is Power – Francis Bacon
Few statements in human history are as short, memorable, and profoundly true as Francis Bacon said: “Knowledge is…
A Life Inspired by Love and Guided by Knowledge
Bertrand Russell once wrote, “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” In just…