Posts tagged “Freedom”
Your #1 motivation
If there’s a gap between the person you are now and the person you want to be, what gets you to change? If you…
Stop looking for a savior
Elon Musk just bought Twitter. Some are decrying this development because they don’t like a billionaire having so much control over this app. Others…
Better than fear
Fear is a powerful thing, and every parent knows it. A little bit of fear will conform the behavior of my children. All I…
Should you “do Lent”?
Churchy words can be weird. (That’s why Pastor Mike has a six-part series talking about them.) Pretty soon you’ll be hearing another one: Lent….
Choose the water that works
In 2010, rapper Lil Wayne expressed a dilemma we all face in life. He assumed “the game” (a career in rap music) would satisfy…
His love for the world
I’m so glad that Jesus wasn’t racist. The Novotny family tree reaches its branches back to modern Germany and the Czech Republic. Lots of…
Jesus’ water works
There are two things I love about the “water” that Jesus offers us in the gospel of John. “Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this…
Just four things
One of my favorite memes was based on a tweet from 2018: My 3yo said she wanted to be an astronaut, and I said…
Lies: I have to be perfect or I’m a failure
All our lives we need to seek balance—balance between work and play and family, our needs and the needs of others, wealth accumulation and…
The #1 reason people reject Jesus
When you were a teenager, did your mom ever rudely open the blinds in your room while you were still sleeping? Do you know…
Grudges
I know exactly why people hold grudges (got a few myself right now). Nursing a grievance instead of resolving it gives me a fake…
He changed the world forever
Chances are you will use some communication device today that was inspired by Steve Jobs, the founder and genius of Apple Inc. Most people…