When you’ve got someplace you want to go, knowing the destination and how to get there make sense. Human beings are always on the go in numerous ways; not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, professionally, relationally as well. We’re always growing, and we want to get the most out of life. What is a [...]
Self-esteem (or as some call it, self-worth) is the thoughts and feelings one has toward self. Inflated self-esteem (thinking and feeling too highly of self) can be harmful in that it can produce arrogance that repels others, a narcissistic attitude that harms more than helps. A deflated self-esteem (thinking and feeling too low of [...]
The idea that self-care needs to look like the cover of Yoga Journal or SELF Magazine is a myth. There is no rule book that says you need to makeover your guest bedroom into a Himalayan salt sauna, or that you need to give the kids to your sister for the weekend in order [...]
Our 21st-century world is more wired and interconnected than at any time in history. We can instantly send messages across the globe and react in real-time to events as they unfold halfway across the world. Cities, college campuses, shopping malls, public parks, and social media platforms teem with people and human activity, and yet [...]
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2 It is interesting, this idea of transformation by the renewal of your mind. What does it [...]
Perhaps you have read all of Dallas Willard and Richard Foster’s books on spiritual formation and spiritual practices. The thought of another Bible reading plan sounds unmotivating. How many more times should you ask for prayer about having a deeper prayer life? You have set your New Year’s resolutions related to spiritual disciplines; it’s [...]
Imagine a handsome man who thinks highly of himself. Wherever he goes, women admire him. But, he looks at them with disdain. One day, he sees his reflection in a pool of water. Spellbound, he’s unable to recognize himself. He falls in love, but one day he realizes he’s in love with himself. Hopeless [...]
Whether you run your own small to medium-sized business, have a position in upper management for a large corporation, are a pastor of a medium or large-sized church, or consider yourself lower-level personnel, you have most likely encountered organizational dysfunction. World-renowned business thinker and psychoanalyst, Manfred Kets de Vries writes, “In my role as [...]
Though it may be a popular idea, the concept of forgiving yourself is fruitless. I believe people have meant well when they told me during difficult times when I was ridden with guilt that God has forgiven me, but I haven’t forgiven myself. I think what they meant to say is that I haven’t [...]
Personal growth. Sometimes it comes easy for us and we barely need to make an effort to advance in our personal lives—whether that be our career, our integrity, our natural talents, or our character. It’s as if we just take a beginning step and that first move that we make propels us forward. Other [...]
