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September 3, 2019
Why my next book WON'T be Christian...
In 2008, I did something drastic…
I left my university, my $40,000 per year scholarship, and my comfort zone
Because I had questions about God.
If you want the full story, I recommend you read my book On Purpose.
Over the next 10 years, my spiritual quest took me on an adventure I could have never imagined which included:
Traveling to Haiti only days after their horrible earthquakeFighting not 1 but 2 life-threatening illnesses
Attending, leaving, and then eventually g...
July 24, 2019
10 Books About Money That Changed My Life
I grew up in a context where money was either:
Not talked about. Talked about negatively.My mother did the best she could as a single parent with 1 income stream and 2 very hungry boys to feed, but times were tough. I know she said the word “no” a lot more than she wanted to. But without the resources to tell her there was another way, or examples to follow who could lead us out of the economic trap our family was in, we were stuck.
I remember, specifically around the...
May 16, 2019
50 Best Books For Aspiring Authors (Updated 2019)
Serious authors are serious readers. In fact, the vast majority of high achievers read voraciously. It's a trait we see documented over and over again. CEO's and Fortune 500 executives are often cited as reading at least a book a week. While best-selling authors like Malcolm Gladwell and Ryan Holiday read twice that many.
Reading is an essential part of the journey to greatness. If you're reading this right now, the chances are pretty good that you already know this. Maybe it was a book that...
February 19, 2019
10 Tips from Best-Selling Author Robert J. Crane
In today’s post, I want to provide a different type of article - one aimed at helping those in my audience who are also authors & writers (or dream of becoming one!).
Robert J. Crane is a fantasy and fiction author. My wife absolutely loves his books! He is prolific, in every sense of the word, and one of the most successful self-published independent authors I know (easily making $300,000+ per year from book sales alone).
In this article, I want to share his 10 tips for succeeding in the sel...
February 16, 2019
Additional Study Questions for The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
These questions are meant to complement and build upon the updated edition of his classic work. You can find the perfect edition for your personal study or church small group here (available 2019).
The Pursuit of God Study QuestionsChapter 1In what ways have you become complacent in your faith?
“God is a Person, and in the depth of His mighty nature He thinks, wills, enjoys, feels, loves, desires and suffers as any other person may.” What do you think of Tozer’s statement?
Has your view of God...
February 7, 2019
Complete List of Podcast Interviews
Podcasts are an immensely powerful platform and I am grateful every time a fellow creator invites me onto their platform to share about the work and calling God has given me.
To make accessing these episodes as easy as possible for future reference, I am listing them all in a single comprehensive blog post.
Below you will find links to every podcast interview I have done along with a short description of what the episode includes. I hope you will find this helpful!
2018Podcast: The Writer’s Lens...January 4, 2019
2018 Review: Books Sold, Lessons Learned, Future Projects
This past year was nothing like I imagined it would be. In some strange way, I’m thankful for that. Most of all, I am thankful for you – my community of brothers & sisters in Christ, readers, creators, and doers who encouraged me all along the way.
In this post I want to invite you in, behind-the-scenes, to get a picture of what I accomplished, the goals I hit as well as the ones I missed, and what to keep an eye out for in 2019.
This Year’s Theme
If I had to label this year with a theme it wo...
December 15, 2018
Magnetic Faith Recommend Reading List (with Links)
November 6, 2018
New Book: Magnetic Habits
You know God has more for you...
Maybe it's a bigger ministry opportunity, maybe its a new job, or another child.
Maybe the more God has for you is to begin 2019 debt free,
or disease free,
or addiction free.
Whatever your more might be, it isn't here yet and that's frustrating.
Frustrating because its taken so long. You're tired and probably no more than two disappointments away from totally giving up on that more-dream anyways.
Before you do, I want to tell you somethi...
November 2, 2018
Is Francis Chan’s “Letters To The Church” The Wake-Up Call We All Need?
Let me be honest, I was a little hesitant to read Francis Chan’s new book Letters To The Church. I skimmed the initial reviews when it was released and many seemed to confirm my suspicions. Here goes another book telling us how bad American Christianity is and how house churches are going to save us. Granted, that’s exactly what this book is about. But, it’s also about something more. A more I think we could all benefit from hearing.
The Layout of LettersChan’s book consists of 9 chapters whic...
