Author: Justin N. Poythress

  • Can I follow my heart?

    December 16, 2021
    Wisdom does not come from within. Nor will the lifestyle of liberating an “inner child” lead to lasting freedom.
  • So…did you bring a gift?

    December 2, 2021
    The weird, and sometimes maddening truth about gifts is that some of their inherent value is the inconvenience itself.
  • You don’t reason with an enraged momma bear

    November 18, 2021
    You don’t try to “walk alongside” the enraged momma bear, trying to calm her down, redirect her, or help her…
  • The variables you’re not planning for

    November 4, 2021
    You won’t get much done if you’re factoring in an earthquake contingency plan as part of your daily schedule. On…
  • Why fasting? Because we’re all spiritually fat

    October 21, 2021
    When you think of “pampered, comfortable, spoiled, and entitled,” are these words you mostly use to complain about millenials, or…
  • The Campaign Part IV of IV

    October 11, 2021
    This is Part 4 of 4. Check here for the other parts:    Part I    Part II    Part…
  • Treat yo’ self every day

    October 7, 2021
    If America had a life verse for its past fifty years, this would be it: “treat yo' self.”
  • The Campaign Part III of IV

    October 4, 2021
    The mere breath of the agrarian reminder that somewhere, perhaps even somewhere close enough they could get to within the…
  • The Campaign Part II of IV

    September 27, 2021
    This is Part 2 of 4. Check here for the other parts:    Part I    Part III    Part…
  • Don’t trust your gut

    September 23, 2021
    The band OneRepublic said it perfectly: “I feel something so right, doing the wrong thing, and I feel something so…