In a world of noise and production, the spiritual leader stands in stark contrast to the surrounding culture. With the craziness of life constantly trying to dull the impact faith is suppose to have on our lives, the spiritual leader is resolute on his or her conviction that faith is central to everything. Many of […]
Archives for March 2015
Weekend Reads for Living like Jesus
If you noticed, I didn’t publish a post yesterday because I decided to do something different this week. This is my first ever weekend roundup post—where I gather all the content I’ve read over this week and inspire you to live more like Jesus. I decided to do this because I believe there are many […]
The Essential Difference Between You and the Person Next to You
Have you seen my new About page? It shows that my new posting schedule makes Thursday the day I share more personal posts—where I’m open about my struggles in trying to live like Jesus. I hope these articles clearly document how to practically live like Jesus daily! I have a habit of seeing myself as equal to many […]
5 Ways to Avoid the Gluttony of Facebook
If I’m honest, Facebook is a major trap for me. It’s so easy to turn to Facebook for a brief stimulation, and then get caught in unnecessary scrolling. In a culture that feeds off constant attention and always being plugged in, I’m sure I’m not the only one who struggles with this. But then, I […]
The Benefit of Waiting to Take Action
I don’t like waiting. In fact, I don’t think very many of do considering our age of instant gratification and Google. We like immediate action. We love responding in the moment. In our fast-paced culture, there is no time to wait for anything. But sometimes, when we act fast on matters, we end up cleaning […]
It’s O.K. to Label Your Work as “Christian”
“You’re wasting your time,” he said. “You should be writing for the people outside the body.” My friend and I sat on stiff coffee shop chairs, resolute on our opinions of whether I should be a Christian writer or a writer who calls myself Christian. There’s a world of difference between the two. The former […]
Controlling Your Speech When You Want to Complain
“Do all things without grumbling or questioning . . .” –Philippians 2:14 Our society rewards complaints. We oddly feel connection with others when we can complain about our jobs with them. We get our way when we place a complaint about someone. And we attract attention and empathy when we complain about our day. Complaining […]