All of My Thoughts and Articles
Talk is Cheap, Action is Expensive
The other day, I told my wife I wanted to start eating healthier and get my diet back on track. At face value, it’s a pretty normal goal. Pretty much everyone has some goals related ...
3 Steps to Find Your Calling
I listened to a talk recently by Matt Tuggle, who is one of the pastors at my church. The topic was about finding our calling in life. Finding Your Calling Can Be Tough Finding your ...
Does a Strong Focus on Sexual Purity Help or Hinder Sexual Development?
I have written in a previous post about a problem that occurs when Christians focus too much on purity—it can hinder our ability to love. Problems With Sexual Development Today I want to talk about ...
What Do You Do With an Unwanted Thought?
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] Once upon a time, there was a boy named Ben. Ben was a good kid, and enjoyed reading, watching baseball, and playing with his friends. In almost all respects, Ben was a ...
Why You Should Seek Out Problems
Most of us try to avoid or escape from our problems. I’m guilty of this as much as anyone. In my relationship with my wife, for example, I don’t like it when we’re having an ...
Be Wary of People Who Want Too Much Control
Right now, my wife and I are watching The Handmaid’s Tale, and it’s kind of freaking me out. If you haven’t watched the show, it takes place in a society where a radical group has ...
How Setting Goals Can Backfire
I did it again. I said (out loud) that I was going to get myself back on track with eating healthy, but then I spent the weekend eating fried food and dessert. Sound familiar? This ...
Kintsugi and Redeeming Our Pain
“The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway Sometimes life doesn’t go quite as we plan it. Perhaps you have experienced this in the past. Maybe you are experiencing ...
Take the Long View
Sometimes we can get discouraged about something in our life when we don’t take the proper length of view. Here’s what I mean: A lot of times in life, I take a short view. Maybe ...
