Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
Being single in a church of families is a different experience. You can feel alone. You can feel free to come and leave when you want. And in some cases, you can feel awkward, like you’re waiting on the sidelines of a middle school dance, waiting for someone to invite you to the floor. Since […]
Recently, I gave a presentation to a group of entrepreneurs in Boston. I discussed JesusHacks being both a ministry and business. Surely enough, one entrepreneur asked, “How can JesusHacks be a ministry if it’s selling its content?” I smiled as I thought: this is a valid question—worthy of a blog post. Can I Make Money […]
Media promises us that a life centered on vain pursuits and personal achievement is an easy one. Many of us have bought into this selling point. After all, who would want the difficult life? Yet, Jesus tells us that a life following after Him—though it does present challenges—is also one of easy yoke and less […]
Living like Jesus and making a valuable difference in our society is not something we can do alone. We need community. We need new information. We need encouragement. These are the elements that shape our character—the vital instrument in making a difference. It was Jesus who taught us that it’s not what we do that […]
Debt is an unfortunate fact of our current economy. To scare you a bit with statistics, it is reported that student loan debt is averaged at $32,264, mortgage debt at $155,192, and credit card debt at $15,611. To scare you even more, it is reported that since 1999, student loan debt has increased by %500, […]
The business world has a bitter taste in many people’s mouths. When people typically imagine the business world, they think cutthroat, politics, and competition veiled under the glitz and glam of suits and dresses. It’s tragic many don’t hold this valuable sector of society in a very high regard. Much of this social failure stems […]
I struggled being a Christian for the longest time—particularly because I couldn’t see the relevance behind it. While growing up, I knew there was some significance to faith because we went every Sunday. Yet that curiosity slowly receded as the week went on. The farther we got away from Sunday, the more I questioned why […]