News flash: You’re impacting more people than you can imagine.
Last week, I wrote a post about improving your life by taking one little step at a time. What I didn’t mention is that it was inspired by someone who blindsided me with gratitude. It was exactly what...
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How your job is crushing your motivation (and what to do about it)
I did something really crazy last month, and I’ve waited until now to tell you about it. I took a job. On Jan. 31, I officially started working for BrandGlue, a Facebook marketing agency in Washington...
View ArticleHow to better serve others by moving boldly in the direction of your calling.
When I started writing on The Tao of Rob, I felt a strong calling to the project. More so as I reached out and touched the lives of the people who read my blog, I began to feel a sense of obligation....
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The single greatest transformation my business has ever seen
It’s been a while since I’ve written, so let me catch you up on my life. If you’re new here, let this serve as an introduction. If you’ve been around for a while, hold on to your seats, because this...
View ArticleWhere do you anchor yourself when life gets crazy?
When life gets crazy – and, believe me, it does get crazy – where do you find stability? Here’s a short list of areas where people usually try to find stability: Work Retirement funds Relationships...
View Article3 lessons I’ve learned from losing my first client
I lost my first client today. Not as in the first client that I ever lost, but “first” as in the first client who signed up with me when I opened the doors to my little web marketing startup back in...
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Four reasons why married life rocks my socks
Next month, my wife, Cassie and I will be celebrating our first year of marriage. Before we got married, we made one thing abundantly clear: we were committing ourselves to one another–and to God–in a...
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Public Service Announcement: Turning Point
A couple of weeks ago, I quietly released an updated look to my blog. (If you are reading via email and haven’t seen it, check it out here.) The new look is the outward representation of an inward...
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Christians: What if we’re the problem?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, you’ve realized that there have a lot of people standing up for what they believe in, whether that be on Facebook, on the news, in the...
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Can the Bible be trusted? The case for Biblical integrity.
One of the more common objections to Christianity that I hear from my non-Christian friends goes something like this: The Bible has been translated and mistranslated over thousands of years. We can’t...
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6 lessons from my first 6 months in pastoral ministry
I’ve been involved in ministry since I put my faith in Christ in 2010. I’ve served as a worship leader in a 5th and 6th grade ministry. I’ve served young professionals at the Summit Church in...
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On Being Raised “Christian”
“I was raised Christian.” You’d be surprised how many times I hear this one. I hear it from Christian friends and non-Christian friends alike. “I was raised Christian.” Sometimes, they say something...
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Contend for the Faith
In the introduction to his epistle, James’ brother Jude tells his readers, “although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing you to contend for...
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Young Leaders of the Bible: Part 1
When we think of ministers, pastors, or reverends, most people think of stuffy old men in suits. They’re called “elders” in the bible for a reason, right? If we read our bibles, though, we get a very...
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Young Leaders of the Bible: Part 2
In our last post, we looked at three young leaders from the Old Testament. Each of these young leaders were called by God to be used for great works in His plan for redeeming mankind. In today’s post,...
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What’s your excuse?
Have you ever made excuses for something that you knew you should do, but you just didn’t want to? “I really should work out more, but I’m not going to stick with it anyway, so why bother?” “I should...
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Will you accept the invitation?
Suppose you received an invitation to a party thrown by a well-known and respected host. The invitation contains all of the details about the party: the host, the location, and how to get to the...
View ArticleWhy Living in the White Space is So Hard
Pastor J.D. Greear often talks about the “white space” in the stories of biblical superstars. A “white space” is a literal gap in the words of Scripture — a paragraph break, a gap between chapters —...
View ArticleYou’re going to fail today
You’re going to fail today. I know that’s not what I’m supposed to say in a blog. I’m supposed to tell you that you’re going to achieve your dreams, conquer your enemies, and live the good life. But...
View ArticleHow should Christians live on November 9?
While I don’t feel the need to add my voice to the sea of opinions regarding how Christians should vote on November 8, I wanted to take a moment to address how I believe Christians should live on...
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