Heartfelt Words Don’t Have Dictionary Definitions

Heartfelt Words Don’t Have Dictionary Definitions

We hear the phrase “Heartfelt Words” or similar expressions from time-to-time. Most of the time, we say it in context of expressing sympathy or to show genuine care. However, angry words or words and phrases that are rooted in bitterness, jealousy, envy, or other...
Keeping the Sabbath is Not Part of a Holy Checklist

Keeping the Sabbath is Not Part of a Holy Checklist

What seems like an age-old debate is whether or not Christians should work on Sunday. It would seem that doing so is in direct violation of the fourth commandment of “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” (Exodus 20:8). While I cannot even begin to present a...
To Live Fully Alive, You Must Do More than Exist

To Live Fully Alive, You Must Do More than Exist

How can we be fully alive? I mean really and truly fully alive? There are many ways we go about making it happen. And we might even think we are doing it. Yet, the contentment, satisfaction, and good feelings that made us that way eventually fade. Sometimes it’s...
There’s No Healing a Wounded Spirit When You Run Away

There’s No Healing a Wounded Spirit When You Run Away

When we need healing, we search all sorts of places to get the relief we seek. Of course, healing some events can be a more grueling process than others. Living in a culture where we expect immediate relief from merely taking a pill or syrup, it means we can be quite...
How to Find God When Your Tunnel Suddenly Darkens

How to Find God When Your Tunnel Suddenly Darkens

The ways we find God is a common theme or trope throughout book, film, television and story in general. Ever notice it’s almost always through tragedy or struggle? You know, some sort of hardship? Though I bet it does happen, I am doubting many people find God...
Being a Difference Maker When Justice Seems Unlikely

Being a Difference Maker When Justice Seems Unlikely

I gotta think we all would like to say we are a difference maker in some form. Whether it is in the lives of our children, in our careers or through our service to others, we make an impression. The type of impression, though, should be one of positivity and valuable...
Our Duty to Rescue and Rejecting the Bystander Effect 

Our Duty to Rescue and Rejecting the Bystander Effect 

I was introduced to the concept of the Bystander Effect while refining my understanding of seeing individuals, not crowds. I have no doubt that you have seen it in action many times over. As have I. In the simplest terms, it is an unwillingness to speak up or take...
Christian Living and the Sin of Wanting More

Christian Living and the Sin of Wanting More

[special]I’m excited to introduce 1Glories readers to guest blogger, Rana Tarakji. She’s a fellow blogger, entrepreneur and Christ follower who passionately pursues a refining life, on purpose. In this guest post, Rana tackles an important subject that most...
How to Love God in the Midst of Our Challenges

How to Love God in the Midst of Our Challenges

[special]Loving God even as the hustle and bustle of life distracts our thinking can be a frequent challenge. There are so many things that compete for our time and attention. It’s easy to lose sight of our loving God and all that we are called to be or do....
Busy Life? Time to Thin the Radishes

Busy Life? Time to Thin the Radishes

Two things about me… Rarely do I experience downtime and I have a hard time saying no to anyone who asks for my assistance. Yes, I realize the two often go hand-in-hand, and yes, I realize it leads to consequences. It is the way I was wired and there is no...
The Blessing of Humility by Jerry Bridges – a Book Review

The Blessing of Humility by Jerry Bridges – a Book Review

The late Jerry Bridges penned The Blessing of Humility before his death. In this wonderful little book, he details the beatitudes (Matt. 5:3–11) as a series of blessings that point us toward a pattern of humility in action. Tyndale House Publishers provided me with a...