If You Don’t Stop, You Repeat Scripture (ESV) “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.” — 2 Corinthians 13:5 ⸻ One of the easiest things to skip in a full life is reflection. You go from one thing to the next, one decision to the next, one conversation to the next, and…
You Don’t Drift Into the Right Direction Scripture (ESV) “Choose this day whom you will serve.” — Joshua 24:15 ⸻ Once you start actually noticing what’s going on inside you, another question shows up pretty quickly — what am I going to do about it? Because awareness by itself doesn’t change much. You can see…
You Can’t Change What You Won’t Notice Scripture (ESV) “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” — Proverbs 4:23 ⸻ One thing I’ve had to learn — and honestly I’m still learning it — is how easy it is to move through a full day without actually paying…
Leadership Requires Orientation Scripture (ESV) “Trust in the LORD with all your heart… and he will make straight your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 ⸻ Leadership has a way of pulling your attention in a lot of directions at once. There are problems to solve, decisions to make, and conversations that need to happen. Some days…
Learning to Sit With Truth Scripture (ESV) “His delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” — Psalm 1:2 ⸻ One thing I’ve realized about the pace of life today is how quickly we move past things. We read something, hear something, maybe even agree with…
The Direction of the Mind Matters Scripture (ESV) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure… think about these things.” — Philippians 4:8 ⸻ Something I’ve been noticing about my own mind is how easily it starts running ahead of reality. I’ll find myself imagining how something might turn…
Distraction Is One of the Quiet Enemies of Leadership Scripture (ESV) “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” — Hebrews 12:1 ⸻ One of the things I’ve noticed about leadership over the years is how easy it is to become distracted. Not necessarily by bad things, but often by simply…
What We Love Shapes Who We Become Scripture (ESV) “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” — Matthew 6:21 ⸻ There is an important difference between what we say we believe and what we actually love. Beliefs live mostly in the mind, but loves live much deeper. Jesus pointed to this reality…
Desire Quietly Directs Our Lives Scripture (ESV) “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” — Psalm 37:4 ⸻ I’ve been realizing more and more that life is not directed primarily by information. It’s directed by desire. We can know a lot of things. We can understand what…
What Actually Has Your Attention? Scripture (ESV): “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” — Colossians 3:2 ⸻ I’ve been noticing something about my own life recently. Attention is constantly being pulled somewhere. There are responsibilities, emails, conversations, projects, and then the endless stream of information that…
