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Stigmatizing Divides
One of the easiest ways to stop a conversation is to stigmatize a word. Instead of engaging with an idea, we attach a label to it. Once it’s labeled, many people dismiss it without ever asking what it actually means. Words like: • Self-improvement• Veganism or vegetarianism• Christianity• Nationalism• Meditation• Philosophy• Capitalism• Socialism• Patriotism• Feminism•… Read more
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The War On Attention
We are living in a war for our attention. Every day, we have a choice: to wake up as a consumer, allowing the world to shape our thoughts, or as a creator, intentionally shaping our own lives and contributing something meaningful to the world. Be intentional. Guard your attention, because what you give your attention… Read more
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Sacrifice what it is and what it isn’t
Sacrifice At 25 years old when I realized I’d prioritized a “good” time instead of responsibilities, I told myself I was going to sacrifice a few years of my life so I could catch up and build a better future. Looking back, I realize something surprising. The sacrifice wasn’t what changed me. The commitment did.… Read more
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What if we’ve been reading the Temptation Story all wrong?
The Voice in the Wilderness What if the story of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness is not merely a historical event, but a picture of the inner struggle every one of us faces every day? What if the wilderness is not just a place in the desert? What if the wilderness… Read more
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Was Jesus Teaching a Religion, or a Way of Life?
I’ve struggled with this question for a long time. Recently a friend was disagreeing with the thought every religion points at the same God. Fundamentally I understood his statement. But then I go back to my thought that Jesus was different from religion itself. Even from the religion he grew up in. I agree the… Read more
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The truth about your cellphone
I believe in the glowing altar in my pocket,that wakes me before thought arrives,and steals fragments of my day in silent paymentsI never consciously agreed to. I believe I am “in control,”even as I check it 96 times a day,once every ten minutes,as if something sacred might disappearif I don’t look fast enough. I believe… Read more

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