The most beautiful event in history was Jesus’ death and resurrection. What horrors and darkness followed by glory and light! It’s the biggest story arc the world has ever seen. And God crafted it beautifully—the death of His Son for the life of all mankind. Part of what made this beauty possible was the flesh…
Remember Scrooge McDuck? He was a wealthy duck tycoon with a vault overflowing with gold. He’d frequently dive into his gold coins and take a swim—enjoying the fruit of his labors. I’ve been doing a bit of the Scrooge McDuck lately. No, I’m not swimming in gold. I don’t make that much money. But I…
Whenever I help bloggers improve the quality of their blogging, I’m always met with a small amount of resistance. I tell bloggers to write with authority. And the resistance is that they don’t want to appear arrogant. “How can I write with authority? I’m not necessarily an expert on this topic…” So they add caveats…
When you take a look at the leadership gurus and creativity experts, you’ll notice one major thing. None of them got there from reading the right books. It wasn’t a result of listening to the right teachers. Leadership gurus and creativity experts get where they are because of struggle. They struggled in their industry and…
My job lately has become a task of asking many people for tons of help. All of my Sunday| Mag writers are volunteers. Same with my graphic designers and copy editors. Then I’ve begun asking for help with my other sites too. My to-do list is filled with items like “Ask ____ for _____” and…
I’d like to think I’m growing in maturity. And one of the life lessons I’ve been dealing with lately is the cyclical nature of life. Oh, you best…this post is about to get super philosophical and mystical. But follow me, if you will. I’ve been playing the stock market. It’s playing because I only have…
There you are at coffee, sitting across from a genius. You’ve been following this guy’s blogs and books for a while. And you had the guts to reach out and get a meeting. You wanted to see if he’d chat with you for a bit. You’re hoping to get that special bit of wisdom that…
Each month I come up with twelve article ideas for my Sunday| Mag writers. That’s on top of my twelve topics I personally blog about. Plus any articles I post for my other three sites. Plus any guest posts I do on other blogs. That amounts to about 30-40 ideas each month. Do I get writer’s…
My full-time job is writing. Almost two years ago, I quit my job working at a church and decided I’d go into writing. It was an overnight change and I survived. I made enough to live in a great apartment in Dallas and support my wife as she pursued her dreams. But for the first…
There’s an epidemic sweeping through Christianity. It’s not a new thing, but it’s spreading faster and festering further with the help of technology and social media. I’m talking about the epidemic of “having an opinion about something that’s none of your business”. We’re so quick to latch on to the latest scandal or news bit…