Your Calling Isn’t Found—It’s Created

We’re all searching for life’s holy grail—that elusive source of miraculous power that provides happiness, wholeness, and sustenance in infinite abundance. Without it, we feel inadequate and incomplete, merely going through the motions. We hunger for significance, for work that matters, for a calling that gives our lives meaning. But here’s the truth many miss:ContinueContinue reading “Your Calling Isn’t Found—It’s Created”

The Key to Seeing Clearly

Mister Rogers on Growth The hardest person to love is often yourself—especially when you’ve been your own harshest critic. We all carry within us both a critical voice and a compassionate one. The key is learning to nurture that compassionate part through spiritual eyes that see clearly every single day. Seeing with spiritual eyes isn’tContinueContinue reading “The Key to Seeing Clearly”

Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 57 – Katherine (Kate) McKerley

Ordinary People. Extraordinary Conversations. The Neighborly Love podcast features casual conversations over coffee in a virtual coffee shop that explores the integration of classical education with teaching what it means to be a neighbor. Classical learning empowers liberation from ignorance and confusion, from prejudice and delusion. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan in theContinueContinue reading “Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 57 – Katherine (Kate) McKerley”

Feeding the Good Wolf: A Journey of Refocus

The ancient Cherokee parable of the two wolves has inspired and haunted me for years—the story of the grandfather who tells his grandson about the battle between two wolves living within us all. One wolf represents anger, greed, jealousy, and fear. The other embodies love, peace, generosity, and faith. When the boy asks which wolfContinueContinue reading “Feeding the Good Wolf: A Journey of Refocus”

Embracing Your Noble Purpose via the Beauty of the Gospel Message

Each of us carries within us a profound calling—a noble purpose woven into the very fabric of our creation by God Himself. Deep in our hearts, we yearn to become who we were meant to be in Christ. Though we may struggle to articulate it clearly, we feel this divine calling resonating within us. TheContinueContinue reading “Embracing Your Noble Purpose via the Beauty of the Gospel Message”

The Dance of Time: Embracing Forbearance and Forgiveness

Time is significant because it is so rare. It is completely irretrievable. You can never repeat it or relive it. There is no such thing as a literal instant replay. That appears only on film. It travels alongside us every day, yet is has eternity wrapped up in it. – Charles R. Swindoll (Living onContinueContinue reading “The Dance of Time: Embracing Forbearance and Forgiveness”

Divine Design: Playing to Your Strengths for the Common Good

In my Morning Ritual this morning, I read 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 and was struck by how Paul’s ancient wisdom resonates with modern organizational concepts in such a profound and transformative way. This passage has walked with me through seasons of both personal ministry and professional leadership, continually unveiling new layers of truth about our interconnectedness.ContinueContinue reading “Divine Design: Playing to Your Strengths for the Common Good”

Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 56 – Katelyn Lamm

Ordinary People. Extraordinary Conversations. The Neighborly Love podcast features casual conversations over coffee in a virtual coffee shop that explores the integration of classical education with teaching what it means to be a neighbor. Classical learning empowers liberation from ignorance and confusion, from prejudice and delusion. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan in theContinueContinue reading “Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 56 – Katelyn Lamm”

Finding Glory in the Ordinary

I’m drawn to share a profound truth that has transformed my everyday existence. It began with a simple realization that crept into my consciousness during an ordinary morning, like the gentle dawn light that shone through my home office curtains this morning—a realization that what appeared ordinary was actually sacred ground. For years, I movedContinueContinue reading “Finding Glory in the Ordinary”

We Become What We Think About: The Strangest Secret of Life

We become what we think about. This truth, what Earl Nightingale called “the strangest secret of life” in the 1950s, has become the cornerstone of my personal transformation. Nightingale understood that whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will inevitably become our reality. My journey stands as a livingContinueContinue reading “We Become What We Think About: The Strangest Secret of Life”