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3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Escape Your Difficulties
One of my favorite movies is the Shawshank Redemption. The movie tells the story of Andy Dufrense, a banker who is convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife. Eventually, ...
Was Jesus a Minimalist?
This post is Part 3 in a 3-part blog series on Minimalism. (If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.) I’ve been getting into a new podcast called The Minimalists. Their basic message ...
The One Thing the Church Can Learn From the Minimalists
This post is Part 2 in a 3-part blog series on minimalism. (If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.) I attended a Minimalists gathering a few weeks ago at the House of ...
Does It Add Value to Your Life?
This post is Part 1 of a 3-part blog series on Minimalism. I’ve been listening to a great podcast recently called The Minimalists. Throughout the podcast, they call into question the basic assumption in our ...
How to Have Gratitude When Life Sucks
My family has a tradition at Thanksgiving for each of us to share a few things we are thankful for. Maybe your family has a similar tradition. I think it’s valuable to think about and ...
The ABC’s of Dealing with Holiday Stress
The holidays can be a stressful time. Traveling, family, spending lots of money… It’s no wonder many of us have mixed feelings around the holidays. We’re looking forward to the celebrations, but we know our ...
How To Talk About Politics Over the Holidays
We probably have all had the experience of getting into a fight about politics over the holidays. Maybe it’s that one relative or friend who likes to bring up the latest news cycle over Thanksgiving ...
Who Is Outside Your Group?
As human beings, we have an uncanny tendency to mark out who is inside our group, and who is outside our group. Psychologist Jonathan Haidt describes human beings as "group-ish." In ancient times, it was important ...
How To Be Less Anxious-Part 3: 5 Tips
This post is Part 3 in a 3-part blog series on how to be less anxious. (If you missed the first post, you can find it here.) Anxiety is About Fear In the first two ...
