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How I’m Slowing Down This Summer

Jun 10, 2026 | Family, Featured Content, Healthy Living, Parenting, Popular

Oftentimes, our attempts at rest can quickly become another form of doing. We do more to create rest, plan, schedule, and optimize. And suddenly the slower summer we longed for becomes another thing to manage or “get right.”
Sometimes this desire to do more only reveals how much of our spiritual life has become driven by pressure, fear, or the need to maintain an image of ourselves. We are no longer simply praying. We are managing.

Rebellion Isn’t Always About Anger—Sometimes It’s Fear

Jun 3, 2026 | Featured Content, Personality Disorders, Trust

As I am sure you can imagine, prison is a tough place. For most inmates, there is a deeply conditioned worldview of hierarchy. The most powerful have the most privileges. Therefore, pursuing the things that make one more powerful is highly valued.
Sometimes this desire to do more only reveals how much of our spiritual life has become driven by pressure, fear, or the need to maintain an image of ourselves. We are no longer simply praying. We are managing.

The Real Reason Your Advice Falls Flat

May 26, 2026 | Communication, Featured Content, Popular

I’ve learned this the hard way—again and again: It doesn’t matter how good your insight is, or how clear the path seems to you, if the other person isn’t ready to hear it. It won’t go anywhere.
Sometimes this desire to do more only reveals how much of our spiritual life has become driven by pressure, fear, or the need to maintain an image of ourselves. We are no longer simply praying. We are managing.