In David Platt’s book, Something Needs to Change: A Call to Make Your Life Count in a World of Urgent Need, readers experience an 8-day trek through Himalayan trails. In those trails, the Gospel is not always welcomed. Platt’s first-hand account details...
I’m no stranger to procrastination and complacency. You may not be either. But, what you may not realize is that the two are very complementary to one another. Heck, you might say the two make up a weird stew that’s seasoned with bit of mediocrity. In Brian...
When it comes to self-help, there’s no shortage of advice to be had. Accentuate strengths and downplay weaknesses. Ignore your weaknesses by delegating those areas to others. Seize the day. Be bold. Have guts. Get resilient, of fierce. Get up every time you get...
The funny thing about wellness is the fact that we all can agree that it’s good, but few of us can define it. Fewer still can say they have it. And, if we are being brutally honest, even fewer are willing to relentlessly pursue it. Even as I type this, I’m...
I’d like to say I have no regret in life. But that would be a lie. I am human, so it’s inevitable that I will have wished I had done some things differently. For instance, I once thought it might be fun to throw marbles into a nest of ground bees. I immediately...
I belong to an organization upholding virtue is a core value. But I bet it’s not a word any of hear all that often, let alone speak of it. So, it begs the question, what exactly is virtue? A simple definition of virtue from Dictionary.com points to strong moral...
Self-Discipline is a missing proficiency in many lives. And that’s tragic. I’ve found that much of Jonathan Edwards resolutions – and life in general – can be boiled down to this single, hyphenated phrase. Self-Discipline. Surely Ewards revered it. He held...
Benevolence is a word for charity that we hear less often that we once did. It’s usually in the context of an organizational benevolence fund created to help people during distressed seasons of life. Today, though, I think we just commonly lump everything into...
Role models are important. What’s also important to note, is that you are often a role model to others without realizing it. Think about the magnitude of that; every action and reaction you have is being observed. In addition to being watched by someone else,...
When it comes to Gospel living, I’m realizing there are some Gospel problems. It’s not problems with the Gospel, but problems with how we understand, teach and live it. I’ll explain that in more detail soon. First, let me share that 1Glories is a platform where I...