Personal Development
The People Pleaser’s Guide to Graciously Saying No
NewBut how do you say no to a request and do it in a godly way? Here are 3 rules for giving a gracious no.
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3 min read
Reagan Rose
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Spiritual Growth
Are you being discipled by your device?
We like to imagine ourselves as machines, passively downloading information. We’re not. What you put in your head is more than data. It’s discipleship.
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2 min read
Time Management
On the blessings of working slowly.
Nothing compares with the satisfaction of pouring everything you have into an important project, pushing your limits, and being able to say at the end, "This is the best I could do."
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2 min read
Goal Setting and Planning
The faithfulness gap.
The faithfulness gap is just the difference between right now and "well done." It's an honest look at whether my goals and habits are moving me toward the life Scriptures calls me to. Are they bringing me closer to or further away from "well done?"
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2 min read
Goal Setting and Planning
Put it somewhere visible.
Resist the urge to overcomplicate things. You don't need the perfect planner or the perfect app or the ultimate productivity system. Just create a simple plan of action for each day and put it somewhere visible.
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1 min read
Personal Development
The Valley of Despair: Why Change Is So Hard
Every attempt to reach a goal, build a new habit, or change in some way will, at some point, have us facing an almost overwhelming desire to quit.
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4 min read
Spiritual Growth
Fix your attention span, biblically.
We're told our brains have been "rewired," that that focus is all about dopamine regulation, reward loops, and the like. But you are more than a brain.
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3 min read
Time Management
Time Management for the Eternally Minded
The faster life spins, the tighter we grip. To keep your bearings, you have to fix your eyes on something that isn't moving.
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3 min read
Personal Development
What's Really Holding You Back? A Biblical Look at "Limiting Beliefs"
More and more, I hear Christians speaking about limiting beliefs. And I have some concerns.
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5 min read
Spiritual Growth
Theoretical Christian Living
Allergies are annoying. Some are even deadly. But there's a kind of spiritual allergy in the church that can be debilitating for those seeking to walk faithfully before God.
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3 min read
Tools & Technology
I'm writing my next book on a typewriter.
A full breakdown of the process I'm using to write my next book in a mostly analogue format.
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5 min read
News
Restful & Productive
Next Tuesday, June 16th, I'll be hosting a free workshop on YouTube Live called Restful & Productive. It's all about using the summer months as a halftime check-in for the year.
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2 min read
Time Management
When Efficiency Is the Enemy
Efficiency has its place, but the most important parts of life require deep investments of time.
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1 min read
Spiritual Growth
Don't give up.
Like any endeavor, good works are often hard—they require sacrifice. But unlike my other projects, good works have guaranteed results
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2 min read
Work & Ministry
21 Pods: A Time-Management System for Pastors
Pastoral ministry has some unique time-management challenges. This simple weekly scheduling system can help.
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4 min read
