I don't have it all figured out. I never have.
People sometimes assume that because I write about faith, I must have some kind of certainty the rest of the world is missing. The honest answer is the opposite.
Most mornings I wake up with more questions than answers. I mess up regularly. I lose my patience with the people I love most. I forget to pray for days at a time and then feel guilty about forgetting.
But I have learned that following Christ was never about getting it right. It was always about getting back up.
The prayer when we don't feel like praying. The apology we owe. The decision to keep going when giving up makes more sense.
That is what faith looks like when you take it off the page and put it into a life. Messy. Imperfect. Full of restarts.
We don't have to have it all figured out. We just have to keep walking.
What is one small step you can take today, even if you feel completely lost?
Iranian university students refuse to step on the American flag the regime painted on the floor.
They walk around it with respect.
Their message is clear: we don’t hate America — we hate the Islamic Republic. 🇺🇸
This young lad handled himself well against these pathetic geezers who sold out their country and have no standing to lecture anyone on duty or morality.
God isn't looking for PERFECT people. He's looking for FAITHFUL people who FINISH what He called them to do!🔥
It's not just about how you START. It's about how you FINISH!
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Pèp ayisyen,
Nou prèske fin deplwaye sòlda nou yo ak ekipman nou yo sou tè Ayiti. Sa a se pa yon operasyon kont pèp ayisyen an, ni yon envazyon peyi Ayiti. Nou pa yon gwo pisans. Nou pa gen okenn enterè ni pou nou vin domine pèp ayisyen an, ni pou nou mete men sou richès Ayiti.
Nou se yon peyi modès k ap devlope. Sèl sa nou vle, se pou kat teknisyen avyasyon nou yo tounen lakay yo. Epi n ap bay gang yo yon leson, gang sa yo k ap fè pèp ayisyen an soufri, ki touye moun pèp la renmen yo, k ap anpeche l viv yon lavi nòmal, lib, san laperèz.
Se prèske nou menm sèl k ap peye pou operasyon sa a. Menmsi nou resevwa yon ti èd lojistik nan men kèk lòt peyi, se ak pwòp ti kès nou n ap kouvri 90% nan depans yo.
Sa koute nou chè, men nou te aprann nan pwòp soufrans nou: jistis ak lapè pa gen pri. Nou te pase nan menm soufrans Ayiti ap travèse jodi a. Nou te viv yon beny san ki te pi terib toujou pase sa pèp ayisyen an ap sibi kounye a. Nou konnen sa sa vle di: viv nan laperèz, pa fè politisyen konfyans, pa kwè okenn moun ki pwomèt l ap ede w. Paske pèsonn pa t vin ede nou, e moun ki te vini yo pa t gen bon entansyon nan kè yo.
Men nou te rive chape anba sa. Apre 200 lane soufrans, finalman n ap viv nan lapè, e jodi a nou se peyi ki gen plis sekirite sou kontinan an.
Nou pa vin ann Ayiti pou nou touche lajan, paske pèsonn pa peye nou pou sa. Nou vin ann Ayiti pou nou goumen kont mechan yo.
Men sa m ap mande nou: fè nou konfyans, lapriyè sèl vrè Bondye a, epi mande L pou L geri Ayiti.
“Lè sa a si pèp ki pote non m lan lapriyè nan pye m, si yo soumèt devan mwen, si yo pran chache m ankò, si yo vire do bay vye peche yo t'ap fè yo, m'ap tande yo nan syèl kote m ye a, m'ap padonnen peche yo, m'ap fè peyi a kanpe ankò.”
2 Kwonik 7:14
Ede nou ede Ayiti.
Epi lè misyon nou an fini, n ap tounen lakay nou. Petèt jenerasyon Ayisyen k ap vini yo ap sonje nou kòm zanmi ki te vin ede yon lè.
This is so incredibly intense. This mom gave birth, and her little girl was pronounced dead, and with absolute anguish and desperation, she cries to Jesus to bring her daughter back to life… and he does.❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️✝️✝️
🔥🚨DEVELOPING: Footage of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele kneeling on stage in San Salvador as a circle of pastors lay hands on him and pray over him is circulating again has his troops battle through Haiti to rescues their 4 captured men in what President Bukele calls an act of God.
“You didn’t leave your husband, you transferred him to accounts payable.” That line is cold as hell.
She’s basically saying half these “healing journeys” would slow way down if the divorce didn’t come with a paycheck. And the way she said “suddenly Chad’s not looking so bad” had me cackling.
Some of y’all really out here posting #blessed from Cabo while the ex is still covering the electric bill. Wild.
She wild for this one but I’m not even mad at the point.
Ten million people have watched a comedian accidentally destroy the entire TED talk industry.
He filmed the talk once at TEDxNewYork in 2014 and openly admitted he had nothing to say.
Speaking coaches charge $5,000 to teach the exact tricks he used in 6 minutes to say nothing at all.
His name is Will Stephen. He is a comedian from Late Night with Seth Meyers who was invited to give a real TED talk and used it to prove the format is a costume anyone can wear.
Every TED speaker opens with a question, tells a personal story, cites a scientist, and shows a chart. Stephen did all four in six minutes with zero content.
His entire formula fits on a napkin.
Gesture with both hands. Ask the audience a question anyone can answer. Tell a mildly embarrassing story so they say aww. Point to a stranger on a slide and call them important. Flash a chart of random numbers. Wear glasses with no lenses. The audience will think you are brilliant.
That last trick alone has probably cost the public speaking coaching industry a hundred million dollars in sessions clients should have skipped.
"If you watched me on YouTube with the sound off, you would think I was a genius."
That is Will Stephen on the TED stage, three minutes into the talk he was paid to give. He wasn't lying.
Executives pay $15,000 for a keynote coach and still open with a joke the room never laughs at. Founders rehearse their pitch for weeks and still sound like Stephen at minute four, saying "wagga wah, gabba gabba" with authority.
The talk is free on YouTube. The method is written across every TED speaker's playbook for ten years.
Stephen still writes for Seth Meyers. Almost none of the ten million viewers have stopped nodding at empty slides since.
The formula is free. The willingness to actually say something before your next keynote, pitch, or townhall is the entire edge.