Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
I love America, but sometimes I feel its ideals—passed down subconsciously through the media, advertisements, and education—are lying to us. If I’m honest with you, I felt like the American Dream has somewhat seeped into my D.N.A. Every day, I fight the tendency to want to claw and battle my way to success, to step […]
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, […]
You can’t make a difference without being different. You’ll hear me say that often because it’s true. An example of this is displayed in the self-centeredness of our society. Today’s personal-development resources are all about achieving and improving our own life. But this isn’t how we make a difference. We make a difference by living differently […]
This article was originally published on RELEVANT Magazine’s website. I wish I could travel more—and I don’t mean travel to Idaho or Maine for the weekend. I’m talking about exotic places, like the places you see others visit while scanning your newsfeed. I think it’s part of the twentysomething story to either wish to travel […]
If we’re honest, many of us face a deep, underlying tension of wanting to be better though we know we can’t stretch ourselves too far. We know our limits, and yet, we always try to beat those restrictions, hoping we could be better. But that struggle is difficult, and if we’re not careful, it could […]
I’ve only been married a little less than a year now, but with each new day, I learn something new about what it means to be selfless in a marriage. For instance, I never celebrated birthdays all that much growing up. The only thing special about birthdays was the opportunity to grab dinner with close […]