Starting Again – Day 1 of 31
For over two years, I blogged every single day. It became a rhythm and, in some ways, part of who …
Update 1: January 2021
For quite some time now, I’ve been wanting to start a monthly or bi-monthly update on the ministry God has …
Hiatus
In over two years, I did not take a single day off of blogging. Even when I wasn’t around my …
Changes For The New Year
Accountability is an important part of our lives as humans. When we don’t have accountability, we tend to do stupid …
Reading Plans
When I was going through my business apprenticeship Program, we were to read several books that were sent to us. …
How About Now
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” A cacho ese …
Why Do You Hate Future You?
Have you ever gone to bed telling yourself that you’re going to get up early and get a bunch of …
Too Much To Think About
It seems when it rains it pours. Most people I talk to about their job seem to say something along …
Inspiring Stories
Listening to someone who is a good story-teller is one of the most fulfilling things you can do. Being both …
The World Of Writing
If you blogged about something, what would it be? Would you write about something specific? Would it be about the …
Time Or Money?
One of the best conversational questions. Would you rather have time or money? Of course with a question so open …
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 …
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 …
The Bad Sport
I hate playing sports I’m not good at. Hate is a strong word, but it fairly well describes my feelings …
Edifying to the Body
How intentionally do you think about the things that you say? It’s pretty easy not to cuss all the time …
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 …
The Open Door Policy
For the most part, whenever someone knocks on my door, I go to it and open it up to them …
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 …
The Meaning of Names
What you name a child tells a lot about what kind of person you are. Some parents name their children …
The Sermon Days
It’s easy for me to look back on parts of my life and say “how did I do that?” I’ve …
Traveling Without A Destination in Mind
If you had to travel to Portland, Maine right now, what would you do? With the technology we have today, …
Measuring Success and Failure
There are some things that are easy to see whether you’ve accomplished your goal or not. Did you win a …
A Way of Life
I’m often asked what I’ve gained from daily blogging and I often find it hard to quantify exactly how it …
Should You Care What Other People Think About You?
There’s a big push in recent years to “just be you.” That whoever you are is a great person no …
12 Months At Praxis
A year-and-a-half ago I was having difficulty deciding what the next step was for me in education. I use education …
Apathetic Goal Setting
This is less a post to create value for others as it is a fully transparent look at my current …
Life at a Startup: Level Twenty Four
This is Part 24 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Jumping in Uncertainty
Back toward the end of June, I wrote a post about multiple passions. It’s very easy for me to get …
Not Hitting Publish
Yesterday afternoon I wrote a post while at work. I put the finishing touches on it and left it sitting …