Ending the Reign of Stress in Your Life
A recent milk commercial shows a crying, distraught cow watching her best friend (a young girl) going to school. The idea of emotional cows may seem ludicrous, but research actually…
Loving Others AS Yourself
Back to the Beginning While immediately associated with romantic love, Valentine's Day’s ties to romantic love actually did not take place until Chaucer’s poetry in the 14th Century. Instead, Valentine's…
Are You Willing to Not Fit In?
When I was in grade school, I never felt like I fit in. That feeling followed me into my teen and adult years. I’d love to say this problem no…
Separation Is In the Preparation
Rookie Wisdom Prior to the Wildcard playoffs, Seattle Seahawks’ rookie quarterback Russell Wilson was the subject of several newspaper and television features lauding his leadership ability. While being interviewed, Wilson’s…
Trapped by Complexity
Simplicity is constantly under attack. Perhaps a more accurate statement is that we are trapped by complexity, which seems to be our default setting, and simplicity becomes the casualty as…
Harmony In Submission
The Bible sometimes uses marriage to describe what our relationship with Christ will look like in Heaven (Revelation 19:7, for example). In making this connection, God creates a framework for earthly…
Go Against the Flow
Moneyball tells the story of a general manager who decides to build a baseball team based on statistics rather than individual talent. Everyone, except the economist working for him, thought…