Common questions are sometimes very dangerous questions. In our culture, we aren’t taught critical thinking - we’re often taught to turn our brains off and let others think for us. So while questions are healthy for us to ask ourselves, we must make sure they are the right questions. So let’s discuss one of those … Continue reading How Do You Want To Feel?
Man, it has been a while since we have posted here, huh? But it reminded me of how important it is to your body, mind, and soul to just take a break sometimes. Granted, the last thing you want to do is procrastinate to the point of stressing out once you reach a deadline (as … Continue reading Make Time for Break Time
Ok, so maybe I won't go so far as to say you never need to plan again. In fact, please don't do that. But now that I have your attention, I do want to challenge you, especially if you are a chronic planner, that your planning is making you fail. "What did you say?" Yep. … Continue reading Stop Planning
Childhood is such a cool phase of life. Finding yourself, creating yourself, discovering the world around you, and experimenting with the resources at your disposal no matter how simple. What happened to that fearless desire to just throw bold colors against each other and find out that on the other side was a beautiful painting? … Continue reading Remember When We Were Kids?
There are so many different books that have taught this lesson in so many different ways across so many different cultures. The book of James says it best, in my opinion: My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.James 1:19 … Continue reading Listen Before You Speak
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
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?
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)
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
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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