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READ THIS {This is the first instalment in what I’m calling: “Uh – I don’t think so” examining mis-held assumptions that cause discontentment} ​When i was younger I somehow came to the conclusion that ‘blind faith’ was the most pure kind. Belief that stands in the face of what is right in front of you.…

READ THIS Last week we looked at how we try to find contentment in NOT being part of some group – and the week before how we try it through identity WITH a group. Today we examine how we need to stop looking around for some identiy that we hope will bring contentment, fulfillment, peace.…

READ THIS Last week we looked at how we can tie our contentment to our identity as part of a group – political, religious, sporting…whatever. We find identity in a community, and our contentment gets hitched to them for better or worse. Today we look at the flip-side – basing our contentment on NOT being…

READ THIS We all tie our identity to something -or rather some things. Sometimes we show allegiance intentionally and overtly, like wearing a hat from our favorite sports team. Sometimes we do it less intentionally, like sporting a t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of a clothing company. Other times it comes us in conversation, like…

READ THIS You may be thinking “wait…I thought you told me to stop looking outside myself for contentment?”Well, yes. But — sometimes we need to. This week the message is simple.It may even seem repeated.It may seem too easy. But if you’re like me, you need to hear this over and over and over. You…

READ THIS Welcome to our fourth and final installment of our mini-series on ingratitude’s ties to discontentment. When we have no gratitude towards God (or anyone else) we believe that we alone are the cause of our good fortune. Logically this means we are good enough, smart enough, influential enough, powerful enough etc etc to…

READ THIS Today is Part III of our four-part series on Ingratitude. Part I was an introduction to the discontentment of ingratitude, and last week we looked at blame. Today we look at how ingratitude breeds discontentment through condescension. When I ride a train in the downtown core of a big city and see someone…

READ THIS {today is Part II of our four-part series on Ingratitude} When we lack gratitude, we start to think that we’re the source of all we get. We earned things, we created them, we did this all on our own. When we are unwilling to accept our good fortune as given to us, the…

READ THIS ​Imagine an athlete stepping up to the gold-medal podium, an actor holding their Oscar, or a business leader receiving a lifetime achievement award and stating:“I’d like to thank nobody actually. Because honestly, I did this myself. So…thanks for recognizing my hard work and intelligence. Good night” ​It seems preposterous, but we frequently do…

READ THIS Climbing towards the peak of a mountain, you cross a high-alpine meadow covered in flowers and thick moss. The trail climbs steeply out of the forest, and you are on an exposed rock face. But it’s fine because you can see the peak above you. All morning you have seen more of the…