Value-Truth
An essential feature of every bottle is the neck. No neck, no bottle.
Bottlenecks
A thick desire is one that changes you in the process of pursuing it.
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Psalm 8, Ecclesiastes 3, Hebrews 2: Not Mastery, Reception
Your heavens.
The work of your fingers.
The moon and the stars, you set in place.
Not spreadsheets.
Not resolutions.
But sky.
Vastness.
Silence that dwarfs ambition.
What is mankind that you remember them?
Human beings that you visit them?
Small. Mortal. ʾEnōš.
And yet — crowned.
Entrusted
... See moreIf everyone likes you, you're doing something wrong.
Every time someone disapproves of you, your brain registers it as a survival threat. Evolution wired us to believe that rejection equals death. If the tribe kicked you out, you didn't survive the winter.
But the world has changed. Being disliked is necessary to live a meaningful life.
The cost of... See more
Every time someone disapproves of you, your brain registers it as a survival threat. Evolution wired us to believe that rejection equals death. If the tribe kicked you out, you didn't survive the winter.
But the world has changed. Being disliked is necessary to live a meaningful life.
The cost of... See more
Brain Food: A Hunger for Excellence
“Reflection requires stillness.
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more
3-2-1: On finding your desired lifestyle, a simple rule for life, and working with what you have
If you don’t commit to living life on your terms, other people will commit you to theirs.
The Reward Comes First
2. We lament that minority and female leaders remain sidelined.
Many of us and those we serve have been persistently excluded, questioned, or sidelined because of our race, gender, or cultural background, and because of the way our convictions and ministry methodologies are at times discordant with the white and male-dominant culture that is... See more
Many of us and those we serve have been persistently excluded, questioned, or sidelined because of our race, gender, or cultural background, and because of the way our convictions and ministry methodologies are at times discordant with the white and male-dominant culture that is... See more
Home | A Call to Prayer & Lament
Those who need reasons to feel good never run out of needs.
Roman senator, lawyer, and author Pliny the Younger reminds us of a frequent truth in life:
“An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.”
Source: Epistulae (Book II, Letter 15)
My takeaway? Do things where you enjoy the journey because many times the chase will end up being more fun than the reward.
“An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.”
Source: Epistulae (Book II, Letter 15)
My takeaway? Do things where you enjoy the journey because many times the chase will end up being more fun than the reward.