Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
View the latest and greatest articles to help you live with character and build meaningful habits.
When my friend told me he visited graveyards to help him realize the shortness of life I must admit I thought he was a wee bit wacko. But as time has gone on, I’ve come to realize the benefit of his perspective. Death Are you afraid of death? If you are, I don’t blame you. […]
The previous two articles have been about making the decision and commitment to live intentionally and establishing a solid foundation, a framework, to build on. This article will build on the content of the last two weeks by providing you with some structure and strategic exercises to practically take some seriously helpful action steps for […]
In the last article, What Intentional Living Means & Why It Matters, I shared about a decision each of us can make: the decision and commitment to pursue an intentional life. But like anything we decide to pursue, we need a process for where and how to begin. This article will provide the middle […]
We only have one life to live, so we better make it count! If you’re anything like me or most people I know and work with, you care deeply about living a purposeful and effective life. You long to have a tangible impact on your community and the world around you. The problem is, living […]
This is a guest post by John Weirick. Is Jesus just a story? If we’re honest, some of us live like that’s true. We grew up hearing the old, familiar stories of Adam and Eve, Jonah and the big fish, David and Goliath, and Jesus and the disciples. Aged leather Bibles sit on our bookshelves, […]
“Character is long-standing habit.” –Plutarch In my search for the life of Christ-like character, I’ve come across one incredible finding: avoiding habits of character actually waste our time. Let me give you an example. I spend a lot of time on my phone—checking emails, responding to texts, scrolling through Facebook, etc. I sometimes do this […]
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.” –Thessalonians 4:11 (NLT) The more I investigate Jesus and what the life of character truly looks like, the more I’m drawn to the idea of quiet living. Several years ago, I […]