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October 2021

October 14, 2021

Where Have All the Shepherds Gone?

Nobody wants to be a sheep. It is one of the most pungent accusations we...

October 12, 2021

When Enough is Enough

If you are anything like me, there is a great tyranny that threatens your ability...

October 07, 2021

Making and Using Emotions

Where do emotions come from? How are they born, reared, and pushed from the nest?...

October 05, 2021

Alignment and Consistency within the Confusion and Chaos

So much of my time is spent trying to figure out what to do. What...

September 2021

September 30, 2021

Power Dynamics

Power is, well, a powerful thing. The way we think about, pursue, and use power...

September 28, 2021

Conflict: Choosing the Grounds

When I think about conflict, it often conjures the image of two armies standing across...

September 23, 2021

Discerning the Voice of God

One of the hallmarks of the Christian walk is obedience. Following the voice of God....

September 21, 2021

Choosing Your Base: How Foundation Affects Perspective, Attitude, Action

There is a lot to unpack in our modern world when it comes to perspective....

September 16, 2021

How Oliver Got His Name

All of us are striving to be people of power. What we really want with...

September 14, 2021

The Character Piece

We are a competitive people. We like to win. The feeling of victory is unlike...

September 09, 2021

The Light in the Tunnel

We often talk about the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel”, the hope...

September 07, 2021

The Power of Universal Motivation

We have often talked in this blog about THP (THERE-HERE-PATH) as the framework for life....

September 02, 2021

The Purposes of Celebrating Work

When I was a kid, I had no idea what Labor Day was about. It...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Learning How to Learn

When I was in school, I dreaded going to class. I didn’t enjoy it and,...

August 26, 2021

More to Say

Today marks the 500th Victorious Living blog and it has me reflecting on all of...

August 24, 2021

Reminded of My Own Fragility

Sometimes it seems like I am just a house of cards, one stiff breeze away...

August 19, 2021

What Are You Setting Aside?

Recently, I was sharing with some friends of mine about how I often feel “set...

August 17, 2021

The New Heretic

Defining a heretic is a tricky business. A heretic is not just someone you disagree...

August 12, 2021

What We’re Not Saying

It is a hard truth to wrap our heads around: that somewhere between 70 and...

August 10, 2021

Time is Money

One of the most popular sayings in modern culture is “time is money”. We use...

August 05, 2021

The Discipline of Improvement (Pillars of Growth)

When it comes to the actual practice of making one’s life better, it is hard...

August 03, 2021

The Danger of Just Getting By

Many of us, either by intention or perceived necessity, have adopted a certain strategy for...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

What Does Leveling Up Look Like in Adulthood?

When I was a kid, I played a lot of video games. I spent hours...

July 27, 2021

The Sports Metaphor

There is a great verse in the early chapters of The Gospel of Mark where...

July 22, 2021

Coping Mechanisms

In the course of the human journey, there is one significant fork in the road....

July 20, 2021

The Crowd Crossing the Line

There is a rise in bad behavior. Indecent behavior at the NBA playoffs. People acting...

July 15, 2021

The Mysterious Connection Between Risk and Truth

Discovering, let alone accepting, truth is a difficult task. More difficult than we acknowledge. It...

July 13, 2021

Insanity and Perseverance

One of the most overused axioms in modern popular culture is “the definition of insanity...

July 08, 2021

The Foolishness of Dating Revenge

I grew up a country music fan, so I get the appeal of breakup revenge....

July 06, 2021

The Danger of a Split Vision

As part of our work with The Crossroad, we get to spend a lot of...