Tag: purpose
95. Why shouldn’t we tell people ‘Be Anything You Want to Be’?
A phrase we’ve heard since childhood is, “If you put your mind to it, you can grow up to be anything you want to be.” That’s why I became a cheeseburger. It’s a phrase that’s meant to inspire people to accomplish their dreams. But really it’s totally wrong. Sorry to be a downer, but you [...]
April 9th, 201369. How Do I Juggle the Different Parts of Life?
We often think of our lives our lives like a juggler. We juggle work, family, church, soccer practice, lawn care, recreation. And hopefully you’re not actually juggling being a juggler in all of that because that might get a little dorky. The thing is, if we think of our lives like juggling – we’re already [...]
October 10th, 201232. Relationships: What’s the Purpose of a Relationship? (Or, Why are these kids wearing bacon suits?)
If we are to have good relationships, we need to first understand the purpose of them. It would be like trying to try to understand how to have good bacon, without understanding its purpose. It is used for clothing? For hair styling? For skin care? As an antiperspirant? Or as food? Or as well all [...]
April 6th, 201218. What’s So Wrong With the Phrase “Be True to Yourself”?
One of the most bogus phrases in movies and society is “Be true to yourself”. The other most bogus phrase is “delicious salad”. How many times have you seen some commercial, TV show or movie where the wise person tells the one who is searching for answers, “Be true to yourself”. While that sounds like [...]
March 23rd, 201215. Does God Want Our Happiness? (How Can I Find Happiness?)
There’s this one thing that I think we’ve all thought of at one point. I want to follow God, but hopefully He doesn’t call me to be a missionary in Africa, New Guinea or New Jersey. Because for most of us that sounds like it would suck. We hear from all over that we need [...]
March 12th, 20121. What is the Meaning of Life?
Despite what you might be thinking, the ultimate question in life isn’t, “How can Conrad be so good looking and humble at the same time?” but rather “What is the meaning of life?” You can also ask a similar questions, “What is the purpose of life?” or “Why was I created?” If you had never [...]
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