Have you noticed I don’t post on my blog at 1Glories all that often any longer? Here’s why: it became a distraction. If you’ve ever blogged and tried to do so, you know that chasing visits, clicks, optimizing for search and such is exhausting! The blogger has to have...
God uses ordinary. He does it for his mighty works and does it as part of the good plans he has for us. And, it’s not just the most charismatic, famous, skilled and educated he seeks. He used twelve ordinary men to filled with weaknesses and shared their story...
I always enjoy hearing and reading inspirational quotations. Whether they are from renowned heroes, thought leaders or even relative unknowns; there is value in their words. You see, within these quotations you get a glimpse of wisdom that life has afforded to another...
There are a lot of clichés about celebrating small victories. We have “one step at a time,” “one day at a time,” “day by day,” and a host of others. You may well know, I am no fan of clichés. However, we must realize that clichés become so because there is a ring of...
I am excited about today’s post as we continue considering comfort zones. Perhaps you’ve noticed I have curated seven posts about every topic in this year’s series, A Year of Listening Up. I do this because, it 1.) helps me grow and expand my...
Let’s talk about discernment. It’s a pretty doggone big word… one of them “church words” that people use to sound smart. In a nutshell, it basically means having an ability to be of good judgement. It’s about a person’s...
Patriotism and Christian worship is believed by some to have no right being mentioned in the same sentence; though others might consider them very much of the same. I’ve struggled with it for a long time, feeling that we sometimes allow a lines between them to...
There is no doubting that every blogger who has committed time and energy to their craft has a set of blogs posts like those I am going to share with you today. These are the posts I produced with the belief they would be much better received than they were. They are...
I recently met up with fellow blogger, Chuck Livermore. Chuck and his wife Rebecca are the producers of OrdinaryBeliever.com where they use their experience as Christians, writers, content development and more to form relationships with their readers as they produce...
Before there was 1Glories, there were several other blogs. My personal blog, a baseball blog, a blog specific to the history of baseball in northeast Indiana, a blog to explore ins and outs of social media, a one-year only blog that sought to opine on a...
This is an updated repost from 10/11/2014. As a blog, 1Glories has been around for a handful of years and absolutely nothing had come of it until recently. There had been few readers, no following, and no cohesion despite genuine efforts to replicate the blogging...
So Thanksgiving is this week – so we should be thankful. Did ya’ hear? With that in mind, I thought it would be good to compile a list of things I am thankful for. I encourage you to do the same and post it on your blog. Feel free to comment on this post and...