How Fooling Yourself is Hurting you Now and Eternally

How Fooling Yourself is Hurting you Now and Eternally

You’re fooling yourself again… when you think just one cookie won’t break your diet. Or that you must purchase batteries and Chapstick simply because they’re in the checkout line. It’s so convenient. While you’re at it, go ahead and buy a little bottle of soda for a...
A Review of Decisions by Robert L. Dilenschneider

A Review of Decisions by Robert L. Dilenschneider

When it comes to making decisions, I am pretty terrible. It’s a discipline I just never quite developed well. Some might say it’s “being the Libra that I am”. You see, I too easily sway sides at the slightest hint of credible support. Not that I am a believer in...
Be Relentless and Never Give Up on Yourself

Be Relentless and Never Give Up on Yourself

Despite firmly believing we should never give up on the things that matter, I too often give up on myself. I give in to negative self-talk. Or I foolishly compare myself to others, which – let’s be honest – is actually comparing our biggest...
The Secret to Building Character Traits on Purpose

The Secret to Building Character Traits on Purpose

Purposefully building character traits may be one of the underlying reasons for embarking on this grueling study of Jonathan Edwards’ resolutions two years ago. As I enter into the home stretch of it, this may be the only time I have directly acknowledged that fact....
Check Yourself – There’s Never a Wrong Time for it

Check Yourself – There’s Never a Wrong Time for it

It’s important to check yourself on occasion. It’s a way to know what’s going on in your head and in your heart. I say this knowing full well there is a sinister vibe that likes to flow through my own soul. It’s not something I am proud of. And, truth be...
Something Needs to Change by David Platt, a Review

Something Needs to Change by David Platt, a Review

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...
Answering a Self-Help Culture that’s Afraid to Believe

Answering a Self-Help Culture that’s Afraid to Believe

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...
Purposes of Self-Discipline and Impact it Produces

Purposes of Self-Discipline and Impact it Produces

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...
Let’s Restore Charity Back to its Fruit-Filled Roots

Let’s Restore Charity Back to its Fruit-Filled Roots

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...