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December 2021

December 23, 2021

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

So, Christmas is a couple days away, but I doubt you need me to remind...

November 2021

November 16, 2021

Good Guys and Bad Guys

There are a lot of ways a good guy, bad guy narrative can be beneficial....

November 04, 2021

Searching for Reality: Daylight Savings

When I was a kid, the idea of daylight savings was completely bizarre to me....

October 2021

October 26, 2021

What Is This Really About?

I read an interesting article today about the various angles of hypocrisy (spoiler: there are...

September 2021

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....

August 2021

August 26, 2021

More to Say

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

August 19, 2021

What Are You Setting Aside?

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

August 12, 2021

What We’re Not Saying

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

July 2021

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...

June 2021

June 17, 2021

The Difference Between Emancipation and Liberation

Before recent world events, I was one of those people who did not know anything...

May 2021

May 27, 2021

The Characteristics of a Treasure

We are all searching for some kind of treasure. Something that suddenly propels us to...

May 13, 2021

Are You Being Truthful With Yourself?

We all love the concept of truth. Nobody likes being deceived or lied to. We...

April 2021

April 06, 2021

Self-Assessment (How Are You Doing?)

The counselor at the school we work at often encourage staff, faculty, and students to...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

An In-Between Life

I have been working recently on a science fiction novel–the White Whale of my writing...

March 16, 2021

Why We are Poor and Dangerous Avengers

Back in Old Testament times, the ancient Israelites set up cities to protect those who...

March 11, 2021

Losing Our Ability to Perceive

It is no real secret that the world is going bonkers. Not exactly a hot...

March 05, 2021

How Uncertainty Invites Us Into Clarity

My friend recently introduced me to The Twilight Zone. The original ones from the early...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Truth Behind Our Creative Expressions

As a writer, I generally consider myself a creative person. I think all of us...

January 19, 2021

Why Morals Are Not Enough

American society is in a right-and-wrong tug-o-war. We are wrestling with one another. We are...

January 14, 2021

Long Live The Dream

It has been nearly sixty years since Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared “I have...

January 05, 2021

Our Unjust System of Weights and Measures

We often talk about reality TV shows as “guilty pleasures”. I must confess there are...

December 2020

December 03, 2020

How to See Your Blindspots

As we enter the last month of what can be described as a tumultuous year,...

November 2020

November 12, 2020

Wisdom is Not an Age Thing

When I was a teenager (and also as a college student), I was hit with...

September 2020

September 22, 2020

Perspective is Something You Choose

It is hard to tell what is true in this crazy world. We see biased...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Keeping the Fight Out of Conflict

My wife and I have been married for five years and we still can’t seem...

June 2020

June 04, 2020

Navigating Your Own Biases

I was shocked this week to hear a group of adults claim they were perfectly...

June 02, 2020

The Dangers of Getting Your Way

Like anybody else, I love getting my way. I celebrate when circumstances turn out the...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

What Story Are You Going To Tell?

It has always been a dream of mine to be a fiction writer, a la...

May 12, 2020

The Subtle Power of Omission

I am helping to edit an online commentary that is sorted by books of the...