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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of[the joy…

When we are young, it is easy to grow and achieve. Youth is built for that.  When we go to school, with each passing year we graduate to a higher grade, and we learn new things.  If we come from an advantaged background, our parents may pay for us to take music lessons or to…

We live in a world in which many people don’t live authentically. They hide who they really are from everyone.  Perhaps they hide their sexual orientation.  They may hide their past mistakes.  Or they may hide the fact that they grew up in a poor or dysfunctional household. However, it is exhausting to try to…

Many of us wrongly think that “self-care” is the same thing as being “selfish.” Nothing could be further from the truth.  It is only when we take care of ourselves that we are able to properly take care of others. You cannot effectively serve others if your own needs are not being met. You serve…

No one is born naturally confident. Confidence is a quality that we develop over time.  It doesn’t happen overnight, and very often, it comes with age and maturity. Confidence is not the same thing as arrogance or haughtiness.  It is more subtle.  Confident people are simply people who feel comfortable in their own skins. Confident…

I have an approach to problems, which I refer to as The Coin Theory. I consider problems to be like a coin.  One side of our problem is the heads side, and the other side is the tails side.  The tails side is the obvious, bad part of our problem.  The heads side is the…

So often, we get frustrated with our jobs because we treat them like they are our calling. As a result, we give our jobs a higher level of importance than they deserve.  Then if we have a bad day at work, or our boss doesn’t appreciate us, we feel badly about ourselves. Admittedly, there are a…

In 2016, approximately 60% of eligible voters cast their ballots in the presidential election. Which makes me wonder, “What were the other 40% doing that day?”  Did they all get lost on the way to the polls?  Were many of them stuck under a large piece of furniture?  What exactly was keeping them from meeting…

We often are reminded to be grateful to God for our blessings. We are told to have an “attitude of gratitude.”  We are told to “count your blessings.”  But how often do we thank God for our problems?  Probably never.  But I would argue that our problems sometimes can be our greatest blessings in disguise. …

If there is anything I’ve learned in life, it is this: We do not grow in character during the good times. When life is easy, when there is enough money to pay the bills, and when all our relationships are peaceful, we tend to become vain.  We believe that things are going well based on…
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