Author: Joey

In a recent podcast I’m listening to about the era of kingdoms in the BC era, it’s at the point … Continue ReadingWhat If The Punishment For Lying Was Death?

You’d think after being homeschooled, not going to college, doing an apprenticeship program, etc. I would remember that the best … Continue ReadingLearning From The Field

Sometimes you want something, but you know that your money would be much better served using it on something else. … Continue ReadingA Forced Gift

Back last June I challenged myself to something I didn’t do at all, and now I really regret it. Here’s … Continue ReadingWhat Did You Think Of Your Best Friend When You Met Them?

Do you think any of the best athletes in the world, the ones that trained and trained and went to … Continue ReadingDo You Have To Be Competetive To Be Good At Something?

There seems to be a stigma around people who “post stuff just to get likes.” In a conversation with a … Continue ReadingIs There Something Wrong With Wanting People To Like Your Post?

If people were words, you could kinda make some lame analogies, so that’s what I’m going to do. You could … Continue ReadingPeople Are Synonyms And Antonyms

You’re at the store, you’re about to enter. An older man, maybe in his 70s, approaches you and asks if … Continue ReadingThe Simple Joy of Trading a Cart

Dogmatism: the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others. I … Continue ReadingDogmatism

Have you ever noticed if you’ve worked out for a long enough period of time or played an instrument long … Continue ReadingTo Get Better is to Work Twice as Hard

Have you ever been in a conversation that you realize is way out of your league? Maybe you’re not into … Continue ReadingNiche Conversations

There have been more than a few times that I’ve sat in a room with members of my company, Vital … Continue ReadingWorking for Rockstars

It’s 10:00pm. You have to leave for work the next morning by 7:00. While in Bible study, one of your … Continue ReadingSpontaneous Basketball

It struck me several years ago when I went to a nursing home to do a small performance that all … Continue ReadingWill You Be Forgotten When You Get Older?

Unless it’s someone who is a total creeper, having someone who initiates and pursues after you is a special feeling. … Continue ReadingWhen People Pursue After You

There’s a limit to how well you can get to know someone if you only ever see them in one … Continue ReadingWhy You Should Take Spontaneous Trips With Friends

For the most part, whenever someone knocks on my door, I go to it and open it up to them … Continue ReadingThe Open Door Policy

I often find when I’m talking to people who are turned off by Christianity, they have a quite skewed view … Continue ReadingIs Your Problem With Christianity or Christians?

A radio theater presentation I listened to when I was younger was about an Anglican Vicar who used to be … Continue ReadingThe Perks of Evil

When we look at conflicts in the past like the World War’s, Revolutionary War, even dating back to the Roman … Continue ReadingThe Good Vs Evil Debate

What’s the best way to meet people in a new city? Not an uncommon question. It can be a huge … Continue ReadingKnock On Someone’s Door This Week

I’ve been listening to more podcasts so you know what that means, you get my random takeaways from it. *roaring … Continue ReadingStart-Up Life: WW2

“There are no primitive people, only primitive cultures.” A quote that has been, and probably will continue to be, one … Continue ReadingInternationally The Same

What you name a child tells a lot about what kind of person you are. Some parents name their children … Continue ReadingThe Meaning of Names

In Matthew 7, there’s a passage that talks about being careful of false prophets. That these false prophets will come … Continue ReadingBy Their Fruits

I was asked a couple of months ago how I have so much content to write about to write every … Continue ReadingIt’s Not King But It’s Content

When I first started at the job I’m in about 9 months ago, one of the pieces of advice I … Continue ReadingStill Drinking From A Fire Hose?

When I did a campout last weekend, I asked a question of each of the guys who were on the … Continue ReadingYou Don’t Have to be Inspiring to Inspire People

There are lots of definitions of what the difference between extroverted vs introverted looks like. Maybe the most common one … Continue ReadingWhat Is Introversion?

4 years ago at this time, my goal was to get involved in the entertainment industry. I wanted to use … Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s “Miss Americana” The Good and the Sad