It was a dusky evening in the spring, and I found myself at my favorite local coffee shop, sipping on a hot beverage with my computer in front of me. I had just finished chatting with a couple of my barista friends and was sitting down to work on a writing project. This had […]
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The Spiritual Benefits of Looking at a Person
“And Jesus, looking at him, loved him . . .” –Mark 10:21 This article is based off the 2nd episode of the JesusHacks podcast where Bobby Ross explains his practice of looking at people. To gain context for this article, listen to the episode here. Society today is losing the art of looking at a […]
6 Spiritual Questions to Consider About Your Career
Lately, I’ve been feeling a strange tension in my life. I wonder if you feel it too. It’s the tension between my career/external life and my character/internal life. On the outside, my career is flourishing. I’m getting new business, receiving new opportunities, and growing at an incredibly fast rate. On the other side is my […]
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 […]
Designing Your Spiritual Space
“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him . . .” –Luke 10:5-6 My wife told me something interesting the other day. During a busy and hectic day, she described to me how she visited a friend’s house and […]
6 Reasons Spiritual Leaders Can Be More Successful Than Most
A mistake we make in discussing leadership is that we pin the spiritual leader as only leading a church or family in spiritual matters. While it’s true that a spiritual leader might do this, a spiritual leader is also one who leads in a business. This is because a spiritual leader is not defined as […]