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  • Dealing With the Worst Anxiety of My Life

    Last month, anxiety didn’t just win—it staged a full-scale takeover. It was the perfect storm: I’d been jetlagged for 45 of the last 90 days,…

  • God’s Purposes for Our Emotions

    What is the role of emotions in our lives? I’ve been obsessed with this question because I’ve seen too many people (including me) blow up…

  • Mastering the Inner Dialogue

    One of the best ways to work on your life is to improve your inner dialogue: the conversation you have with yourself every day while…

  • Bombing My Presentation Turned Out to be a Gift

    I’ve been speaking publicly for almost 30 years. Hour-long sermons. Keynote presentations. Emceeing events. I even once got a chance to speak at a TEDx…

  • How Fasting Wrecked My Life

    It’s one of those special nights talking about real life with great friends. It’s 11pm. My body needs sleep, but my soul is on fire.…

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