Every year, we set goals, like getting healthier, eating better and exercising more.  We know it's good for us, but when we set these goals, we don’t always see them through.

This is because we often isolate our goals when we should be integrating them.

This is because God designed us as an integrated whole – body, soul, and spirit – with an interconnectedness that is...

Before you can fully live in your purpose, you will have to contend for it. 

This means you will have to wrestle, struggle and even fight to realize your God-given purpose.

Just ask Jacob.

He wrestled with man and God for much of his life.  It started at a young age when he posed as his older brother, Esau, to claim the first-born’s birthright.  Jacob...

Doing my own thing, in my own way, was always my mantra.  But two years ago I was stopped in my tracks.

My marriage was a wreck.  I disliked most people.  I couldn’t tell up from down.  BUT I was focused forward, singing “just keep walking…” every step of the way. 

I’m not one to sit around, so while I was looking for the best next step, I...

Good friends tell you the truth. 

They don’t hold back when it comes to celebrating you. When you’ve done something remarkable, they applaud, loudly! When you look good, they tell you. When you’re being too hard on yourself, they help you realign your perspective. When you don’t see what makes you great, they tell you over and over again until you believe it...

We say this a lot: you choose.  

The heart behind this mantra is a simple truth: we believe that your choices have more to do with how you build your life than you may realize. 

Read that one more time.

The choices you make are one of the most important tools in how you build life well. This is because your choices impact everything about your life. Whether...

Shalom. 

It’s not just a Hebrew expression for hello and goodbye. It’s an invitation to know Peace, personally. To be surrounded by peace, right where you are. Complete peace. Absolute peace. Peace in your body. Peace in your relationships. Peace in your finances. Peace in your purpose.

Shalom is peace that brings wholeness.

But the true depth of this word...

Like you, we’ve had to answer a lot of unexpected questions in the past several months—questions like where to buy Clorox Wipes, how to do school from home, mastering the decorated corner for all your zoom calls, deciding to hug or not to hug, and wearing mask-proof makeup.

But there’s one question that’s given us more to think about than the rest. It’s a...

I wonder if you can relate...

Everyone thinks you’re the one people trust to have it all together. That you’ve always been this way. They think nothing ever moves you, and if it does, it only moves you forward faster. 

You’ve handled the pandemic with purpose—from the closet purge to taking things up a notch in your work. You’ve embraced this...

The frontlines of life and leadership often means you’re on the frontlines of a war of words. 

This isn’t a surprise. Years of experience (and, perhaps siblings) has prepared you for battle. You’ve studied the approach of excellent leaders. You’ve listened to their advice and even had some experience navigating your own encounters with explosive rants and...

There’s a farmer’s market in town. It takes place every Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Catholic Church. People from all around the area come to sell and to shop. The only drama here happens when the last jar of jam is sold but there are still people in line waiting to buy some. At least until this summer.

It was a 90 degree day. Somewhere between the vegetables...