Today, in my Bible class, I had the privilege of showing my senior students an amazing sermon given by Paul Washer at a youth conference in Montgomery, Alabama in 2002. In my other Bible class, we watched a video of Sean McDowell giving a talk on the beliefs of evangelical youth and the importance of … Continue reading Know What You Believe
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Chris Craft and Micah Davis have conversations about books, philosophy, religion, and life in general. This is the place where they will expound upon podcast episodes and topics as well as introduce more topics. Join the conversation!
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Methods Are Many, Principles Are Few
Harrington Emerson says, “As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” You may wonder from time to time, "What's the right way to do this?" … Continue reading Methods Are Many, Principles Are Few
Are You Learning Effectively?
I remember when I was in college. Studying the night before a test. Getting two hours of sleep before the test. Then, I would ace it. "I have this learning thing down," I thought. But I was terribly wrong. The final would roll around and I had forgotten everything from the first third of the … Continue reading Are You Learning Effectively?
Pursuit (In Marriage)
In today's church culture, we have a misconstrued idea about the way certain aspects of romantic relationships work. Typically, when we discuss the dance of romance within the four walls of the church, we bestow the bulk of the responsibility of pursuit on the male in the relationship. I agree, the bulk of responsibility for … Continue reading Pursuit (In Marriage)
How to Read Online Articles
One of the most difficult tasks for us in the Information Age is finding trustworthy sources to learn from. Even the most mainstream sources have their biases, blind spots, and buddies that they try to protect from negative press. We have seen research simultaneously claim that eggs are a great breakfast choice while others claim … Continue reading How to Read Online Articles
If You Fail to Plan, You’re Planning to Fail
Certain personalities do not enjoy lists. I, for one, thrive on To-Do lists. I'll try out a different planner every year. We have white-boards in several rooms of our house. I keep lists on our bathroom mirror. I have dozens of Google Documents that have lists, and used to have a lists of the lists … Continue reading If You Fail to Plan, You’re Planning to Fail
Problem Solving Mindset
"The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." "The problem is..." I do some mentoring and coaching from time to time and I can normally tell how ready they are to accept the coaching. If I keep hearing the statement, "well, the … Continue reading Problem Solving Mindset
Don’t Be Someone Else’s Asset
Assets and Liabilities - why wasn't I taught more about this before I left high school? And even more crazy - why wasn't I taught more about this before I left college? I didn't know what questions to ask, so I became someone else's asset and my own liability. For the purpose of this blog, … Continue reading Don’t Be Someone Else’s Asset
The Step after the Next Step
Micah previously wrote a fantastic article about the speech of a young lady in our church and I was so inspired by what he wrote, I would like to add my two cents as well. While you can read his post for the context, I can summarize that the young lady mentioned that although she … Continue reading The Step after the Next Step
Entitlement Mindsets
Image courtesy of Huffington Post. Disclaimer: This post is not about government programs or "entitlement programs," but rather the mindset of entitlement in general. This is not a political post, but one to challenge your thinking (and mine). This blog post came to me as I considered taking a picture of the modest studio set-up … Continue reading Entitlement Mindsets
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