I keep meeting people who say they find our me-focused culture scary and they want me to help with the anxiety it causes them. They’re often surprised by my response: “The good news is you should feel anxious because our culture sucks hard, but let’s look at some options to help.” I like to call … [Read more...]
How can I be a Good Person?
A friend recently asked me, “How can I be a good person?” And when I say “friend” I don’t mean my imaginary friend (he’s not that self reflective). Misleading people isn’t a quality associated to being a good person... or is it? Either way, asking annoying questions just makes you annoying (well … [Read more...]
How to Reduce Hurt (going into the holidays)
Several lessons ago I shared how I’ve had times where God felt absent, but I’ve been recently going through a season where I’ve been left questioning if God really cares about us on a personal level – Jesus died for us, but is His love shown beyond that? Because it’s been such a difficult year of … [Read more...]
When God Isn’t There
This year has been the gold medal winner of awful for me (not to brag). If someone told me I had been cursed I would be like “That makes sense.” The best way to summarize in one sentence what I’ve been experiencing (a healthy practice) is it feels like I’m a cat toy being batted around; sometimes … [Read more...]
What is Success? (Defining Inferior and Superior Thinking Pt 4)
Over the last month I’ve been looking at the idea that some people see life from an “I’m inferior” or “I’m superior” mindset. I also pointed out that in our humanity, we’re all equal because… well, we are. As a Christian, I believe that we are not only God’s creation, we are His children – that’s … [Read more...]
How Does a Humble Person Talk?
In the last lesson we considered the idea that being humble sits in the middle between Appearing Cocky and Self Deprecating where Humble is about not always being first or always being last. In this lesson, let’s go a little further. It’s one thing to say we need to be humble, but if we don’t know … [Read more...]
How Will You Be Remembered? (Life is Meaningless & Precious Pt2)
In my book, 52 Lessons for a Better Relationship (a free download under the book section on my website – plug, plug, plug), the first lesson shares a tool I find very helpful for figuring out how to live your life: What are the five things you want said about you at your funeral. Do you want to be … [Read more...]
The Challenges of Communication (Does God Speak? Pt2) (How to Improve Communication Pt8)
Communication between people is dangerous because there’s so much room for misunderstanding. The very act of communicating is difficult because the meaning of the words can change depending on tone (e.g. sarcasm can be joking or demeaning), volume (e.g. fear can make it softer or louder), and the … [Read more...]
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