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New Book: Magnetic Mindset

I have done more work on my inner life this year than I have done in my previous 28 years of life combined. The areas I neglected grew into painful plants I had to, quite literally, pull up out of my life. These took the shape of health issues, destructive habits, and spiritual distance from God.

My experience in these areas, the failures I faced and successes I celebrated, led me to write this second book in the Magnetic Faith series. Magnetic Mindset is a testament to what I have learned, an...

Debt Free in 2018: Our Story, Progress, and Invitation To You

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This year my wife and I are asking God to show up in a big way by eliminating our remaining student debt so that we can move into the next season of life.

This has been our goal for a number of years now, but because I was so sick for the first half of 2018 our momentum was completely sucked dry. Between doctor bills and life events, our progress slowed to snail’s pace. Then something happened.

As I grew heal...

New Book: Magnetic Identity

This book (the 1st part of the new Magnetic Faith series) is a culmination of a lot of things:

Questions I've been asking for yearsBible stories I've wanted to share but wasn't sure howControversial truths I kept seeing over and over again in Scripture

This book is many things, but above everything else I prayerfully hope that it lights a fire. A fire in the soul of those whose faith has been thinned by life's hardships. A fire in the heart of those who want to want God more, but have felt cage...

The Pain-Pleasure Principle

As I have been working through internal and external challenges, I’ve started noticing a common theme. It may be cliché, but in this life – pain and pleasure are always linked. Let me explain.

If you want to lose weight or gain muscle, you have to make sacrifices in order to achieve those goals. These sacrifices will likely include giving up foods you enjoyed for healthier options, rearranging your schedule to fit in gym time, and perhaps reworking your budget to hire a coach or trainer. The p...

Hebrews 9 And Overcoming Shame

There are few things as debilitating as shame.

Dr. Jung calls it “soul eating.” Dr. Brene Brown describes it as “corroding.” Shame undresses our defenses. It leaves our most vulnerable parts out in the open and then promises something bad is going to happen. Shame is the twin brother of fear. It moves and chains in the same way. It screams lies at us until we give up, because that’s what it wants.

It wants, more than anything, for us to stop. To freeze. To stop progressing, creating, loving, ho...

What You Won't Become

In middle school, our history teacher (who was in charge of teaching our sex ed week) told us that Marilyn Manson became a serial killer because he looked at porn, and if we watched porn we would become violent killers too.

I was 12 and terrified. Terrified because I had already looked at porn. I’d seen the magazines my friend took from his dad’s basement. I’d sat in front of the tv screen as grown men and women engaged in sexual acts. I’d even been exposed to my first internet porn by that ti...

My Top 5 Recommended Books For Bible, Calling, Personal Growth, Mindset, and Money

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Over the years, books have consistently been the most important source of change and progress in my life. Which is why I dedicate time, energy, and money every single month to gathering the best materials I can find so that I can continually develop into the person God has called me to become.

Today I am sharing 25 trusted books with you:

5 on the subject of Bible5 on the topic of Calling5 on the strategy of Personal Growth5 on the idea of Min...

YouVersion Reading Plans (2018)

This year I have the pleasure of publishing 6 7-day reading plans through the YouVersion Bible app! I am so grateful for this opportunity and am excited for thousands (and prayerfully, hundreds of thousands!) of new readers to discover the extraordinary message God has for them in the lives of these Biblical characters.

Below is a picture and brief description of each plan, along with a link to the plan on the YouVersion website. You can start the plan by using the link, or by searching for it...

My (Ambitious Christian) Bucket List

If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there. - Lewis Carroll

 

I believe every person should have a bucket list - a framework of defined, clear goals and experiences they want to achieve. I know lists like these lend themselves well to my personality type. But you should ask yourself - if you don't know where you're heading, how will you get there? If you don't know where you want to end up, how will you know if you're making progress?

Below is a list I plan to work from (an...

9 Rules of Christian Essentialism

Essentialism by Greg McKeown came into my hands at a pivotal time in my life. These last few months I have been on medical leave from work because of abdominal pain and related issues. In the midst of this pain, I’ve had the opportunity to reevaluate a number of things:

What my priorities are / should be?Where is my life headed and what role God is playing in my decisions?Where do I want to be 1 year from now – and how does that line up with what God wants for me?

It was in the midst of this ex...