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  • How to Change Status Quo When Status Quo is Not in Your Favor

    How to Change Status Quo When Status Quo is Not in Your Favor

    Sometimes you have to change status quo when things aren’t moving in the right direction. You may be trying to get out of a rut or predicament. Or you could be needing to get past “we’ve always done it that way.” I think about this a lot, mostly because of a scene in the…

  • 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 action while a part of…

  • 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 (perhaps all) of us must consider during our lives. That perplexing idea of “wanting more.”[/special] The…