I Doubt It
EXPOSE | The Depth of Doubt “In Purgatorio, from Dante’s Divine Comedy, it is said the root of every sin is a disordered love. We are the most disordered, ill-prioritized generation yet—it should be...
View ArticleA little bit James Bond, a little bit Clark Kent
For the last several years, it has been a ‘tradition’ for our family to gather near the start of the new year and reflect on the good, bad, and the ugly from the past year. To that, we add the hope,...
View ArticleLive the examined life through healthy introspection
EXPOSE | To not look is to fail “Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.” – John Wooden (a warning he made in Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court...
View ArticleFear of missing out on things we shouldn’t fear missing out on
EXPOSE | So Many Things, So Little Attention “I tried so hard to do everything, that nothing received my full attention.” – mjkemp91 EXPLORE | What is Worth Finishing? There are actually very few...
View ArticleTaking the fatigue out of decision making
EXPOSE | Just Ignore It “In a world where we have too many choices and too little time, the obvious thing to do is just ignore stuff.” – Seth Godin EXPOSE | Limit Decisions, Limit Fatigue At almost...
View ArticleHow Easily Are You Deceived?
EXPOSE | A lie is a lie “Human beings have a tremendous capacity for rationalization… the very thing that should have caused questions became comforting instead.” – Constance Dierickx, advisor to...
View ArticleDiscernment: A Commitment to Choosing Well
EXPOSE | Discernment is courageous truth seeking “Let us, then, cultivate an attitude of courage as over against the investigations of the day. None should be more zealous in them then we. None should...
View ArticleChoosing Faith Over Fear
EXPOSE | What is there to fear?“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed...
View ArticleDoes Risk-Taking Need to Be Risky?
EXPOSE | Going too far“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.” – T.S. EliotEXPLORE | Safe or sorry?I am not, nor will ever be known as, a risk-taker....
View ArticleEscaping reality is an impossible reality
EXPOSE | The problem with leaving reality“People have learned to escape Reality very well but too often lose their way back.” — Eugene J. Martin, visual artistEXPLORE | Should we be looking for an...
View ArticleThe Essentials for Becoming Wise
EXPOSE | Wisdom integrates the past and the future“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”– George Bernard ShawEXPLORE | Wisdom starts with the...
View ArticleHandling Anger with Wisdom and Grace
EXPOSE | “Hulk Smash!”“Mr. McGee, Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” – Bruce Banner, in the opening sequence to the 1978 TV show, Incredible Hulk, warning Mr. McGee, the...
View ArticleThe Beauty, Significance, and Transformative Power of Heaven
EXPOSE | Not a place, but a state of being“Heaven is not a distant place, but a perfected state of being where we will enjoy unbroken communion with God and one another.” — Tim KellerEXPLORE |...
View ArticleMastering Money So that It Doesn’t Master You
EXPOSE | We love it, but it hates us“The love of money is the root of all evil.” – 1 Timothy 6:10EXPLORE | Money is a means, not an endProbably a familiar verse, but think about the last 4 words: “root...
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