This is a guest post by Scott Savage. I thought forgiveness was a safe topic for us to discuss. Boy was I wrong. I can remember leading a series on the subject of forgiveness with college students several years ago when I was a seminary intern at my church. We had come to the end […]
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The Value of a Simple Life: Interview with Joshua Becker
If you are reading this in your email, click here to watch the video on the website! Click the button above to watch the interview. Or click here to watch it on Youtube. There is no doubt that today, we live in a world of excess and materialism. As we are constantly told to buy […]
8 Things That Should Impress Us More than Money & Career
Here’s a fact: it’s harder to live like Jesus in this time more than any other. And it’s only getting harder. This is why I started JesusHacks when I did. Today’s society upholds things that don’t necessarily equal a meaningful life. But what makes living like Jesus so difficult today? Simply put, we value other […]
Don’t Have Thick Skin
We’ve all heard it—the phrase repeated to us whenever we experience a setback or something hurtful. “You need thick skin.” Apparently, having thick skin is how we overcome our pain. Thick skin is how we show we’re better than the things that hurt us. Thick skin causes bullets to ricochet off our spirit without leaving […]
The Spiritual Benefits of Sharing a Meal Together
I grew up only sharing meals with my family on special occasions. I liked this because I was an introvert who desired that alone time to process through the many thoughts I had accumulated throughout the day. I didn’t want to eat with others all that often. But things changed once I decided to live […]
The Spiritual Benefits of Waking Up at 5 A.M. Each Day
Waking up before the sun rises is a very sexy thing to do in our culture—predominantly because it shows you’re determined and productive. People love to flaunt the fact that they wake up early, but what I’ve come to find is, many people wake up early to simply be productive earlier. I admit: I love […]
8 JesusHacks for Your Twenties
A JesusHack (from the term “life hack”) helps you live like Jesus and cultivate intentional, holistic faith in a changing world. As I reflect on this endeavor to live like Jesus in everything I do, I can’t help but think about how much I needed these tips when I was first entering my twenties. Our twenties […]