My life gets most out of balance when I forget that time is a commodity, what my purpose is, to schedule the important things, and what my limitations are.
Ask Me Anything: “How do you balance life well?”
Personal Wholeness
Articles addressing the skills and qualities of one’s person that help them realize and maximize their potential and faithfully follow Jesus in the midst of a chaotic world (i.e. healthy disciplines, meaningful relationships, clarity of life purpose, finances, time management, physical health, emotional health, spiritual health, mental health, intellectual development, etc.)
Not Even Extraverts Need People This Much
Creating a few ground rules for our social media use can help us live healthier mental lives and ultimately engage others more meaningfully.
Some Guidance on COVID Vaccines
ViewPoint pulled together a group of medical experts alongside pastors and other leaders to address vaccines and the complexities involved with them.
How the Last Year Has Been for Pastors (w/ Rich Schwartz, Dru Lattin, and Jose Sanchez)
Part of healing as the body of Christ is going to be listening to those who have devoted their time and energy to shepherding the flock.
An Evaluation of the Church and Its Singles w/ Emily Smucker, Abram Martin, Kimberly Kirtz, and Chris Witmer
Marriage and family is not the ultimate goal in life; oneness with Jesus is. We need each other–including singles–in growing together in oneness with Him.
When Tension Is High, Here’s How You Can Make the Most of Your Time with Family
There’s nothing like the dinner table to bring out the best and the worst in family. And after a year of tension, some families might be glad COVID-19 restrictions limit gatherings.
How to Reclaim Your Sanity After an Insane Year
Part of the reason things have felt so crazy this year is that almost every issue has become partisan, and both parties believe they have the right perspective. Both insist the other is a lying cheat. Truth is, life is too dynamic to fit neatly into binaries.
Sanity isn’t going to come by figuring out which side is right or wrong. It comes by understanding the answers to these fundamental questions.
Dr. John Waldron on COVID-19, Masking, and Science
I trust our conversation is not only informative and helpful for understanding COVID-19, but that it’s also hopeful in giving us a place to keep our focus as we navigate these crazy times.
Episode #010: What is a Menno to do when there are no healthy Menno churches to attend?
What is keeping you engaged in the conservative Menno vision/mission? What is a Menno to do when there are no healthy Menno churches to attend? Do all people who attend a church need to hold to the same doctrinal beliefs (outside credal beliefs)?
For All Youth of Church Splits
We’re told terrible truths through church splits. We learn that differing beliefs can never coexist, that offenses can never be resolved, and that certain people should never again be associated with.
Get the Clarity Your Life Deserves
Most of us feel confused about life because we’re trying to figure out why things are the way they are just from our perspective on it. The Making Sense of Life Journey is an online course that walks you through the divine narrative at play in this world.
Discover the Message of the Bible for Yourself
The message of scripture is a beautiful message! But we may miss its beauty unless we read it as one continuous story. Let me give you three practical tips anyone can begin doing right now that will revolutionize your reading and study of scripture.
