I have recently come across some personal finance articles that discuss how passive barriers prevent people from making effective choices with their money. A passive barrier is an inconvenience in our life that makes doing what we know we need to do more difficult. For example, the other day I was going to workout during... Continue Reading →
Good Words
Tweet: @louiegiglio There are no insignificant roles/jobs. Everything (but sin) can be done as worship to Jesus, making everything we do matter. Article: Information overload can have a negative impact on our decision-making. Quote: "Our need for Christ does not cease with our believing." E.B. Warfield. HT: Conversations Journal Lyrics: Blessed are the meek for... Continue Reading →
Christian Life Hackers Guide To Lent
This next week marks the beginning of Lent - the 40 days preceding Easter Sunday. I know many people in my faith tradition, Baptist, who have never heard the term much less practiced a 40 day period of fasting in conjunction with Lent. This is a shame. To join millions of other Christians in preparing... Continue Reading →
Wednesday of Our Verse A Week Challenge
Monday we read our verse for the week repeatedly. Tuesday we wrote our verse down on paper five times. Today, we say our verse aloud and then close our eyes and repeat it from memory. We do this five times.
Three Steps To A God Drenched Day
A 2008 study from researchers at Northeastern University monitored the cell phone signals of 100,000 Americans. The study was intended to track the movements of humans throughout their daily lives. Published in Nature, the study showed that humans are very predictable in their daily movements. They visit the same places around the same time each... Continue Reading →
Day 2 Of Our Scripture Memorization Challenge
Remember our challenge to memorize a scripture (Matt. 5:3) a week for the next four weeks? Yesterday we read our verse five times. Today we will write our verse down five times. This doesn't count. Get your piece of paper and do it. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of... Continue Reading →
Kick Starting Your Prayer Life
I once heard of a lady who began training for a marathon. Her initial training included the simplest of goals. "Can I run to the next lightpost?" Her approach was to start at the most basic level and work from there. Just a year later she ran in her first marathon. What if we took... Continue Reading →
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