Staying in Relationships

Welcome to day 10 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. Every post in this series is indexed here. People are hard. Relationships are hard. And staying in relationship with people can often be the most difficult thing we do. BUT … staying in relationship with others […]

Staying in Places

Welcome to day 9 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. A few years ago in a hospital waiting room, I was listening to my pastor at the time speak with a gentlemen who wanted […]

Commitment: the Choice to Stay

Welcome to day 8 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find the index of every post in this series here. Today we’re moving to the second trait of a counter cultural life. This one might seem a little strange at first glance, but stick […]

Living Wisely in the Everyday

Welcome to day 7 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life.  You can find an index of all the posts in this series here. Today we’re wrapping up our discussion about wisdom, the foundational trait of a counter cultural life. So far, we’ve recognized our need for […]

The Path to True Wisdom

Welcome to day 6 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. Yesterday we began discussing wisdom, which I believe is the foundation of living a counter cultural life. The problem is, sometimes we are seriously […]

The Wisdom from Above

Welcome to day 5 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. All the posts in this series are indexed here.  Last week was one of those really hard weeks. I feel like I say that a lot lately. And I don’t mean to … it’s just that […]