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How to Practice Mortification in Everyday Life
The ability to make sacrifices in service of a greater good is the hallmark of maturity. - Jordan Peterson Despite the horrors and negative connotations connected with its name, all mortification means is simply that one chooses what is right over how they "feel". It...
What is Mortification? – Archaic Masochism or Indispensable Spiritual Discipline
The word mortification is a terrifying one. It literally comes from the Latin mortificare that means "to put to death", specifically, in traditional understanding, "the desires of the flesh". It was considered essential for salvation back in the day and it conjures...
Are the 4 “Pillars of Self-Care” Equally Yolked? – Changing the Analogy for Happiness
I’ve often heard of the 4 "Pillars of Self-Care" (also called “Levels of the Self”/ “Aspects of Personhood” / “Facets of Wellness”) described as 4 legs on a table - you know, where if one of the legs is weak, the table is unstable? It’s an analogy I have loved and...
Top 10 Essential Habits for a Life of Deep Intimacy with God
Do you feel far away from God? Like He is there but inaccessible? In your mind He exists, but He doesn't really care? You've been trying, but failing, and an actual relationship with Him is starting to feel indistinct, inapproachable, and unattainable? Or, at best,...
What is my Calling? (Hint – Most People are WRONG!)
Are you wrong about your calling? You think your calling is to do something, to be someone great (even if it is only great to one person). To change the world, or at least your corner of it. You think your calling is to a particular state in life, or to a particular...
Is Obedience Compatible with a God who is “Love”?
I saw a meme on IG just the other day that said, "God isn't looking for slaves, He's looking for lovers" and I instantly "hearted" it. What a beautiful, and true, reflection! However, as I reflected, I realized that there is so much more to this story. The phrase...