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 […]
10 Secrets to Doing Something Amazing with Your Life
It’s easy to live a life of no impact because it’s easy to become the kind of person the world wants us to be. We can easily let our life drift into a realm of no purpose—a vacuum formed by focusing on the lesser things of life. But here’s the reality: if you want to […]