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…
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 Loudest Sermon is Your Life
Not every sermon is preached from a pulpit. Not every message is delivered with a microphone; some of…
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…
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…
Que Sera Sera: What Will Be Will Be, But Only If You Make It Happen
“Que Sera Sera”- whatever will be, will be. It sounds comforting; it feels peaceful, and it gives the…