World Peace is one of just two easy answers in life. It’s the correct response when a pageant contestant is asked what she would most want to see happen during her lifetime. This response is the mocked canned answer made famous in the movie Miss Congeniality. The...
Withholding Forgiveness enslaves all involved. Free others AND YOURSELF of the bitter shackles that hold you back.
Group and individual role labels – like leader, manager, coach, mentor, go-getter, team, type-A, etc. are frequent observations and studies for me. In my 20+ year career, and in college before that, this stood out to me as both peculiar and aspirational. Then, I...
In 2017, shortly after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, I wrote a post called "The Great American Stalemate will Show Who we Really Are." Parts of it were sort of "off" but much of it turned out to be (sadly) prophetic. Most notably, coming out of that...
A divine calling is not just a purpose or call. A lot of folks exhaust a lot of time searching for what it is God "wants them to do with their life". And many writers distill the path to that down to a few "easy steps". Presumably, getting to this elusive answer will...
The concept of virtue is a bit of an oddity. On the one hand, one might “stand for virtue.” But on the other hand, we ponder what actually constitutes virtue. In other words, there is both a definition of it and a classification of virtues in the plural. A common...
With a mindset of building Christian character, I sought to deeply study Jonathan Edwards' 70 resolutions in 2017. When I set that course, I categorized them according to the fruits of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). I admittedly did that before truly grasping the...
You’re fooling yourself again… when you think just one cookie won’t break your diet. Or that you must purchase batteries and Chapstick simply because they’re in the checkout line. It’s so convenient. While you’re at it, go ahead and buy a little bottle of soda for a...
When it comes to making decisions, I am pretty terrible. It’s a discipline I just never quite developed well. Some might say it’s “being the Libra that I am”. You see, I too easily sway sides at the slightest hint of credible support. Not that I am a believer in...