Category: Between the Ears

I know people whose lives are full of drama and crisis. And they are aware of it! They acknowledge that things could be different. They acknowledge they want different. And yet… Some people call survival normal because it is familiar. Familiar does not mean healthy. It just means repeated. Repeated stress. Repeated pressure. Repeated exhaustion.…

Jesus follower. I have been thinking lately about what obedience is. Because I think a lot of people use the word like it means being nice, disciplined, or vaguely spiritual. It doesn’t. Obedience is saying yes to God. To His authority. To what He has already made clear in His Word. To live as Jesus…

I caught myself the other morning reaching for my phone before I had even finished my first clear thought. That shook me more than I expected. I wasn’t exhausted in my body nearly as much as I was overcrowded in my mind. Most people aren’t ruining their lives with one catastrophic decision. They’re leaking away…

Most of us want language for why we think, feel, and respond the way we do. That is why personality tools can feel so helpful. They give shape to patterns we have noticed for years but never knew how to name. The problem starts when a useful insight becomes a permanent identity. A framework can…