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Book Review: The Seven Primal Questions - Take Control of the Hidden Forces That Drive You by Mike Foster

I picked up this book at the end of last year and was struggling at the time with an undercurrent of anger in my life and a lot of low-level frustration. Most of it, I realize now, was driven by an endless work cycle and not taking enough time off. I began to feel like I had no purpose. Ironically, my primal question I found out after taking the Primal Question Assessment , was "Do I have purpose?" I have learned over the years that doing the same old thing over and over again does not work well for me. It makes me feel like I don't have a purpose and that is where I was stuck at the beginning of 2024. Waking up to the fact that I needed to be doing something outside of work that gave me purpose, this blog was born. It was something I had been thinking about for two years or more. I was needing an outlet to write but had not figured out what it would look like. I was also nervous about putting myself out there to the world. As always, my wife was a great encouragement in...

The Hissy Fits and Starts of a Struggling Disciple

In the South, we call a temper tantrum a hissy fit. It's not to the level of a conniption fit, but it's bad nonetheless. I had a good one last Sunday. Not my proudest moment. Before church, the wife and I swung by our store in an attempt to complete a seemingly quick project. This is out of the norm for us. The majority of the time we keep Sundays sacred. I was already feeling torqued because I didn't see much Sabbathing in my future that day. The failing project, improper tools, and the race against time tipped the scales on my self-control. I acted out. Metaphorically tossing the entire cornucopia of spiritual fruits into the air, I watched my love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control crash to the ground around me. I acted a fool for a minute. I said some things I shouldn't have said. It wasn't toward or at my wife, just my own personal hissy fit. Next stop...church. Yay. Definitely did not have a heart of worship walking in. ...

Leaving a Legacy: Writing for the Sake of Posterity

A few weeks ago, I attended the viewing for the mother of a dear friend. Her mom had recently been given the "all clear" from her recent cancer scan. Though her mom beat the breast cancer, her body ultimately lost to the chemotherapy treatments. Her mother was a beautiful person inside and out. She always had a warm smile, she loved to laugh, and she was always ready with a warm hug whenever you saw her. She left behind two daughters and a husband of more than 60 years. Turning fifty earlier this year, I have attended more funerals than I would have liked to attend. One minute you are having coffee or talking on the phone to a friend or loved one and the next you find yourself giving a eulogy at their funeral. Life is strange like that, but it does make you think. Rather, it should make you think. And I do think a lot about death. Not in a weird unhealthy way. I realize in today's culture I need to qualify that statement. I am not longing for death by any means. Rather, ...

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