Learning From The Field
You’d think after being homeschooled, not going to college, doing an apprenticeship program, etc. I would remember that the best …
A Forced Gift
Sometimes you want something, but you know that your money would be much better served using it on something else. …
What Did You Think Of Your Best Friend When You Met Them?
Back last June I challenged myself to something I didn’t do at all, and now I really regret it. Here’s …
Do You Have To Be Competetive To Be Good At Something?
Do you think any of the best athletes in the world, the ones that trained and trained and went to …
Is There Something Wrong With Wanting People To Like Your Post?
There seems to be a stigma around people who “post stuff just to get likes.” In a conversation with a …
People Are Synonyms And Antonyms
If people were words, you could kinda make some lame analogies, so that’s what I’m going to do. You could …
The Simple Joy of Trading a Cart
You’re at the store, you’re about to enter. An older man, maybe in his 70s, approaches you and asks if …
Dogmatism
Dogmatism: the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others. I …
To Get Better is to Work Twice as Hard
Have you ever noticed if you’ve worked out for a long enough period of time or played an instrument long …
Niche Conversations
Have you ever been in a conversation that you realize is way out of your league? Maybe you’re not into …
Working for Rockstars
There have been more than a few times that I’ve sat in a room with members of my company, Vital …
Spontaneous Basketball
It’s 10:00pm. You have to leave for work the next morning by 7:00. While in Bible study, one of your …
Will You Be Forgotten When You Get Older?
It struck me several years ago when I went to a nursing home to do a small performance that all …
When People Pursue After You
Unless it’s someone who is a total creeper, having someone who initiates and pursues after you is a special feeling. …
Why You Should Take Spontaneous Trips With Friends
There’s a limit to how well you can get to know someone if you only ever see them in one …
The Open Door Policy
For the most part, whenever someone knocks on my door, I go to it and open it up to them …
Is Your Problem With Christianity or Christians?
I often find when I’m talking to people who are turned off by Christianity, they have a quite skewed view …
The Perks of Evil
A radio theater presentation I listened to when I was younger was about an Anglican Vicar who used to be …
The Good Vs Evil Debate
When we look at conflicts in the past like the World War’s, Revolutionary War, even dating back to the Roman …
Knock On Someone’s Door This Week
What’s the best way to meet people in a new city? Not an uncommon question. It can be a huge …
Start-Up Life: WW2
I’ve been listening to more podcasts so you know what that means, you get my random takeaways from it. *roaring …
Internationally The Same
“There are no primitive people, only primitive cultures.” A quote that has been, and probably will continue to be, one …
The Meaning of Names
What you name a child tells a lot about what kind of person you are. Some parents name their children …
By Their Fruits
In Matthew 7, there’s a passage that talks about being careful of false prophets. That these false prophets will come …
It’s Not King But It’s Content
I was asked a couple of months ago how I have so much content to write about to write every …
Still Drinking From A Fire Hose?
When I first started at the job I’m in about 9 months ago, one of the pieces of advice I …
You Don’t Have to be Inspiring to Inspire People
When I did a campout last weekend, I asked a question of each of the guys who were on the …
What Is Introversion?
There are lots of definitions of what the difference between extroverted vs introverted looks like. Maybe the most common one …
Taylor Swift’s “Miss Americana” The Good and the Sad
4 years ago at this time, my goal was to get involved in the entertainment industry. I wanted to use …