I’ve worked on this message for a year, but it’s really DECADES in the making. Whether to post it or not has had countless reconsiderations, but WTH, here it goes… BUT, before I dive in, please know this is NOT a cry for help, sympathy, or attention....
Group and individual role labels – like leader, manager, coach, mentor, go-getter, team, type-A, etc. are frequent observations and studies for me. In my 20+ year career, and in college before that, this stood out to me as both peculiar and aspirational. Then, I...
The concept of virtue is a bit of an oddity. On the one hand, one might “stand for virtue.” But on the other hand, we ponder what actually constitutes virtue. In other words, there is both a definition of it and a classification of virtues in the plural. A common...
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States. In fact, they’re affecting 40 million adults – that’s 18.1% of the population – every year. Though treatable, most sufferers don’t get treatment.It’s connected to stress, worry,...
I’ve heard many sports talk personalities debate the existence of a momentum effect. It’s also sometimes called psychological momentum. Some will swear it exists and then immediately dismiss their credibility by suggesting there are also curses and responses to not...
Your life has meaning. It’s purposeful and you were created for a reason. But discovering that reason is only part of what it means to pursue a refining life, on purpose. Today, I want to share a little bit from one of my all-time favorite movies, the Princess Bride....
What do you expect? Are you expecting good things or do you expect everything possible that could go wrong to go wrong? I’m reposting this “classic” 1Glories post that talks a lot about expectations in light of where my mind is today. I hope you...
It took a long while to find myself. To understand my God-given gifts and to understand how to use them. Along the way, I doubted myself, believed myself unworthy and generally felt like the deck of life was stacked against me. Why that is the case, I may never truly...
The Bible specifically tells us to not be anxious (Philippians 4:6), though there is a big difference between knowing and applying that directive. That’s why it is sometimes nice to get an affirmation (fist-bump) from God when it’s most needed. I was blessed by such...
I had a peculiar dream a few nights ago that I just can’t shake. In it, I was in my back yard during the summertime, hanging with many people whom I know to be Christians. It was hot, so I decided to set up two kiddie pools. One was a small wading pool of about...
At age 8, Bethany Hamilton won her first surfing competitions and appeared well on her way to engaging in her family’s lifetime love of surfing. At age 13, she lost her left arm after being attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing. A month later, she was...
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. ~ Philippians 3:12 ESV In issue number 60 of Relevant Magazine, there is a nice little write up called, “10 Ways to an...
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