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The internet is crawling with self improvement hacks, so many of them offering good advice from experienced voices.

But before you enter the world of self improvement, don’t make a to-do list of things aimed at making you a better person. Instead, hack the things in your life that are keeping you from being who you truly are – the good inside that can’t get a breath because of all the junk keeping you down.

The deeper truth about self improvment is that you don’t need to improve yourself, you need to free yourself. You’re not a person who needs to get “better,” you’re a human who brings a ton of wonderful/powerful things to the table.

You’re awesome. I’m not saying that to artificially pump you up, or emotionally manipulate you. You carry things that are unique – life changing things that should not be kept on a leash.

In the history of the world, there has never been, nor will there ever be, another you. Own it.

But you’ve taken on habits, Continue reading Self-Improvement Hacks: Don’t Think about Getting Better, Think About Getting Free-er

Is the Bible a book of peace? Many of its adherents say “Yes!” without hesitation. But Bible-believing Christianity seems to be at war with just about anything/anyone we don’t agree with. Seeing so many recent cultural developments as a threat to all things Christian, and driven by a litany of principles derived from scripture, we’ve taken a decidedly “anti-everything” posture towards the non-christian world.

The brunt of this derives from the Old Testament – ancient Jewish scriptures that seem to paint the picture of a God at war, responding with brute force to anyone who might disrespect His values. Admittedly, these are difficult to reconcile with the more peaceful posture of the New Testament. “Stone to death the disobedient child” can be found nowhere in the teachings of Jesus.

Regardless, the Old Testament is frequently viewed as a “how-to” manual of sorts, inviting us to wage war on God’s behalf.

It’s not.

While the Old Testament leaves some of us scratching our heads, wondering “What does the Bible say about peace?” it leaves the reader unable to gloss over things like injustice, rampant immorality, greed, etc., inviting God’s would-be followers Continue reading What Does the Bible Say About Peace?