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The root word for inspiration comes from the same word for "to breathe." In other words, it's like a deep breath of life. A refreshing breeze. A holy spirit. When babies are born, the first thing they do is take a deep…
It's time to start dreaming again. To live fully alive. To be the person that God is calling you to be. It's time to stop being afraid. To love and be loved. To be truly free from expectation. Are you…
I was at church the other day. Visiting a friend's church, I should say. During the whole worship service there was something welling up inside of me. Something strong. Something emotional. Something dangerous, I thought. And I held it (whatever…
My One Word for 2011 (thanks to Alece Ronzino for this idea) is "dream." Last year, I think, the word of the year was "ship" (a la Seth Godin's Linchpin). It was all about delivering something, about getting a piece…
This is a pretty exciting season for my wife and me — this time we call Advent. Movies often talk about the “magic” of Christmas, and I am beginning to rediscover the wonder of this time of year. It’s all…
Today is the anniversary of John Lennon's death. Lennon lived most of his adult life in the public eye (as did the rest of the Beatles). One could argue that it was his fame that caused his death. (He was…
Remember that scene in Jerry Maguire where Tom Cruise stays up all night writing a mission statement that, in a moment of personal genius and self-actualization, inspires himself and others? He writes: I had so much to say and no…
I thought about hope today for some reason. It could be because there's been some deaths in our church this year or because a few people that are close to me are struggling with situations that, in many ways, seem…
I'm going to make this simple (because it doesn't have to be complicated). If you're dissatisfied with life, try doing something different. If you don't want what you've always gotten, why would you keep doing what you've always done? Nothing…
I'm learning a lot lately from the the site The 99%, thanks to Matt Snyder, the most notable of which is the concept of developing a bias to action. The site (a resource of Behance) is based on the famous…
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