The Universal Conversation Continuation
*After a ten-second pause in the conversation* “Man, I sure am loving this Fall weather” Talking about the weather seems …
People of Peace
When you move to a new city, it can be hard to fit in. To feel like you belong there. …
59 WPM
Half of the people reading this are probably going to look at the title of this blog and say “what …
False Reality
Have you ever convinced yourself of a lie? You tell a small lie related to your story, then you say …
Retreat
The forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a …
Rooftop Performances You Shouldn’t Forget
In 1969, The Beatles performed their last live performance. It wasn’t a performance that one might expect. They performed on …
Seems Sus
The trend of new words coming into the language is a hard thing to figure out. Where did it originate? …
Surprise! You Didn’t Fail
Ever try to do something, but only do it half-heartedly, and think that it’s completely failed and that there are …
Lose It All To Gain It All
Again and again in the Bible does it talk about this idea of giving up all that you have to …
Right About the Facts, Wrong About the Outcome
“He’s a great statistician, he just comes to all the wrong conclusions with the statistics.” I had a conversation with …
Paranoia
“Who of your friends is the most likely to eat human flesh and not regret it?” One of the many …
A Waste of Time?
How do you define a waste of time? Is it any time you get done with something and regret it? …
The Long Waits
Delayed gratification is something that I’ve had a love-hate relationship with almost my entire life. Sometimes, I was so terrible …
Checking Up On Old Friends
I’ve recently been feeling the weight of old friendships that I haven’t kept in touch with well over the last …
Feelin’ Blessed…Never Stressed?
Sometimes I get a big overwhelmed feeling like, “Wow, how am I so blessed?” This may cause guilt for some …
Stop People Pleasing
There’s a story in the Bible about a man named Herod (one of several). This man was an enemy to …
Compatibility
I’ve likely had far fewer roommates than your average Joe of my age. Yet even still, I’ve learned a lot …
An Easy Life
When you look at the struggles of someone else, they often look different from your own, but they still exist. …
Be Careful About Your Rhythms
Establishing rhythms is one of the greatest things you can do fro your personal development and discipline, but something that …
What if We Learned Instead of Debated?
There are many conversations that I am either a part of or overhear, and I cringe at the number of …
Energized with Less Sleep
In the past week, I’ve averaged about 5 to 5.5 hours of sleep each night. Significantly less than I had …
The Ghost Car
It’s 8:15 PM. I’ve just gotten home after dinner with a friend. I park the car, we chat for a …
Fluent in Church but Gospel Deficient
Full transparency, the title of this post is a quote I just heard but I can’t remember where from. Let …
What is Vital to Your Day?
What things, if you didn’t do them every day, would you go crazy? Or your life would be significantly worse …
The Flip of a Switch
One of my favorite things that I’ve heard is that the human body is one of the most fragile, yet …
A Waste of Time vs Rest
There’s a fine line between doing something that allows you to rest and doing something because you’re lazy. It can …
When Competetive Nature Doesn’t Pay Off
Being competitive will get you far in life. Give you the ability to work hard on something, even if it …
What is Food?
Fasting originally started out as a religious activity. Fasting in order to focus on God or devote your thoughts and …
Rain Day
People (and facts) often correlate cloudy and rainy weather with depression. For whatever reason, the sun seems to bring joy …
The Surprise Party Effect
It’s a weird feeling to realize that others may think about you sometimes. Though admittedly, I think we think that …