7 Reasons to Keep Mentoring Even Though You Think You Have Reason to Quit
I’ll never forget the morning I opened social media and saw photos of my long-time mentee — not just a poor choice, but something shocking and public. For a moment I wanted to believe her account had been hacked. It wasn’t. It was real. She had gone off the deep end....
The Uncomfortable Trade Off Between Being Liked and Being Successful
I have never met anyone who doesn’t want to be liked. Most people I’ve met also want to be successful. (Believe it or not, a few have admitted they could care less about success.) Many of us want both. But what if the pursuit of one compromises the other? What if the...
Five Enemies of Intimacy
(and How to Defeat Them)
Every marriage faces challenges. Some are obvious, like financial stress or health struggles, but others slip in quietly, almost unnoticed, until you realize intimacy has been chipped away bit by bit. The good news is, once we can name these enemies, we can fight them...
When the Flames of Persecution Ignite True Boldness and Prayer
Today, our world was shaken today as Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University during his “American Comeback Tour." At just 31 years old, he leaves behind his wife...
What Is Spiritual Discernment?
Are you tired of being deceived by people? I get it. I’ve been taken in more times than I’d like to admit, and I always end up kicking myself for falling for it. Few things are as frustrating as realizing you’ve been led to believe something that wasn’t true —...
3 Things to Do While Waiting
for a Dream to Come True
I know what it’s like to wait for a dream to come true. I mean, I really know what it’s like—because I never stop dreaming. And that means I find myself waiting a lot. I waited 56 years to find my biological father.I waited 58 years to publish my first traditionally...
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