Life is not about being rich, being popular, being highly educated, or being perfect. It's about being real, being humble, and being kind.
04327 – Make Life Better…
It's the human desire in all of us to want to make life better for somebody else. It makes you feel larger. It makes you feel part of the whole human race.
04326 – Follow Your Enthusiasm
Follow your enthusiasm. It's something I've always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy doing.
04324 – Kindness Makes Brighter Days
The people with the best vibe are the ones who naturally enjoy being kind to others. They have no strategy or hidden agenda. They just know how hard life is and how kindness has the power to make the day brighter.
04302 – Follow Your Heart
Follow your heart, your instincts. People might try to dissuade you from your passion, but no one can live your life but you.
04240 – God, Not Politics
The Church is not to be found at the "center" of a left/right political world. The Church is to be a species of its own kind, confounding left, right, and center, and finding its identity from the "center" of God's life in Christ.
04236 – Doctrines & Holiness
Doctrines in the head, without holiness in the life, are of no service.
04230 – Drawing Boundaries
Jesus doesn't save us from a monstrous God who damns people to hell for coloring outside the lines. Jesus saves us from being monsters who draw normative lines that make life hell for others. The lines that matter are the boundaries required by human dignity. Those...
04226 – The Deep Work of Character Formation
The curse is, you will be tempted to believe that you can live your life off your gifts and not do the deep work of character formation. Your gifts can take you only so far. But there are no such limits when it comes to a life marked by deep character. --from The...
04219 – Our Beliefs/Opinions Should Evolve over Time
Anyone who gets to the end of their life with the exact same beliefs and opinions as they had at the beginning is doing it wrong.