Watching the Bachelor is like watching a televised version of your social media accounts. You see a selection of filtered profiles – each person putting forward a version of their authentic self which they hope others will find attractive and winsome. Rising above the...
I remember hearing one study about goals that has stayed with me. The concluding results demonstrated that if you articulated and wrote down a goal, your chances of reaching that goal jumped up ten to twenty percent. If you went one step further, and spoke that goal...
“Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.” - Prov 19:2 You’ve heard “Think before you speak.” But what about “Think before you want”? I don’t know if that’s technically possible, but at a minimum, God wants us to be...
“A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.” - Prov 18:16 I used to hate gift exchanges. Well, I still don’t like them. But at least I understand it a little better. My take on all gift and card exchanges was: “Wouldn’t it be great if, as a...
“Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly” - Prov 17:12 This isn’t one of those “gotta experience it to understand it” proverbs. You don’t need to go out and try to snatch some bear cubs to gain some insight on “I wonder how...
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” - Prov 16:9 “If you’re failing to plan, then you’re planning to fail.” So goes the cautionary line against floaters, drifters, and the self-pitying apathetic. The trouble is for many people,...
“But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.” (Deuteronomy 32:15) Have you ever entered into a dialogue with someone about their weight and walked away feeling: “Now that...
This is Part 4 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part III “Crazy times over on the East side. Crazy times,” Officer Anthony shook his head as he poured himself a cup of Woba tea. “East side is getting reckless, disorderly....
"All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.” - Proverbs 15:15 In the show Parks & Rec, there are two co-workers, Tom and Donna, who develop a tradition together. It’s called “Treat yo' self.” In this daylong,...
This is Part 3 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part IV Gambino and his best friend, Joshua Sand, were waiting for drinks at his favorite cafe, The Pumpkin Field. Only a few seasonal items had anything in them remotely...