Tag: personal development
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Why kids (and you) need fairy tales.
I think all of this, because it seems to me that fairy tales reveal to the mind of a child the true workings of life. I think fairy tales with all their wonder and imagination actually train a child to think better about the world they live in. They may not be real, but they…
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Promise, Process, and Prison
“…faith is an unwavering boldness in the promise, in what God has permitted, what he actually has spoken, and when I can’t see how that works, faith is a humble patience, and submission to a process that may take longer than I want it too.”
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Young Blood Fathers Club
Like most, if not all, things worth doing, “dadding” is hard work. This is not necessarily unexpected — we all “know” life changes a lot when we become parents, and it won’t always be easy. But, I do think that the challenges that actually lie before a young dad are uncharted and unexpected in…
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Why I Haven’t Blogged In A While
I have been asked enough times in recent days why I haven’t posted anything in over a year, that I figured I would use the answer to that question to post something. To be honest, it’s not that I haven’t written anything, or more to reality, at least started many posts. It’s not that I…
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Prayer Is A Waste Of Time…
At least that’s how it feels quite often. If we are honest about it, sometimes it feels like prayer literally accomplishes nothing. At all. Moments gone. Life wasted. Especially when you consider the fact that during those moments of prayer we could have been doing something that could have made an impact, or could have…
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4 Keys To A Good Mentor
Although some might want to disagree, I have found that one of the best ways to really develop, to really grow, to really learn is through solid mentorship. I find it to be true in both the personal areas of your life, like spiritual disciplines, marriage, parenting, or in the professional world, with skills, promotion, craftsmanship,…
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