"Let my expressions of love always surpass my pursuit of knowledge."...
I’m currently revisiting a series of talks released a year ago by Andy Stanley entitled “Your Integrity, Our World”. I’m a big fan of content about personal character development. Character development is of paramount importance because it impacts every area of our lives. However, as is true of many aspects of our culture, the importance...
What does it mean to be here? To me, being here is about a quality of presence. It’s about honoring the person, space, or activity in front of me. Sure it begins with attendance—putting your physical body in a locale. For me, it ends with generosity. One cannot truly be here (as I mean it) if they...
Each week, I review all ten of my BE Words (my core values) and choose one to focus on practicing. Usually I cycle through my list of words in order. The past two weeks were different. I’m finding myself camping out on the word Discipline. Week one I improved my discipline in the practice of tracking...
My book club is one of the most rejuvenating and inspiring relational environments my life. This group of encouraging and thoughtful individuals meets on a weekly basis to discuss the ideas and application we draw out of the literature we decide to read. The club agreed to act as my beta reader group for my upcoming...
This is my word of the year: Engage. And this is a journal entry. Public or not, I’m not going to let these entries become too formal. I’m approaching this entry coming straight out of morning pages—three pages of uninterrupted, stream-of-consciousness style writing. I’m going to keep that same energy but attempt to make it a little...
“If you listen, instead, without premature judgment, people will generally tell you everything they are thinking—and with very little deceit. People will tell you the most amazing, absurd, interesting things. Very few of your conversations will be boring.” - Jordan Peterson Here’s the best podcast you’ll ever experience. Ready? It’s called...
Perhaps the most important thing I’ve learned in the past year is the importance of practicing surrendering. More specifically, I mean the active decision to set aside my will—the area where my thoughts, opinions, feelings, and desires can run things— in order to defer to the will of God. How does one know the will of...
The creative process isn’t complete until you deal with your expectations. The Four-Fold Way, which I believe originated with Angeles Arrien’s book of the same name, has proven to be a great framework for me in understanding the creative process. It goes like this...
I just released a cover of The Winans’ song “Count It All Joy” on IG with my brothers IAmSon & Tarron Crayton. God, I’m grateful for an endless stream of ideas and concepts. I’m also incredibly grateful that You’ve allowed me to connect with such talented and creatively aware individuals that are willing to collaborate...