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Monthly Archives: September, 2021

Psalm 17:3 (Sinning With Words)

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not...

Cultural Quote #151: Love Is Mindfulness

Dwelling on the past or the future is symptomatic of a lack of felt love in the present. Feeling love in the present gives...

Do Not Give Your Strength To Women

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Cultural Quote #150: Authenticity Is Attractive

When we are younger, we try to change to be like how others want us to be. When we get older, we realize that...

Cultural Quote #149: Emotional Insurance

Love is a kind of emotional insurance. When we have love, we know that if we make a mistake or are mistreated or experience...

Cultural Quote #148: When People Act Out

Why is it when we see someone acting out in suffering, whether it’s a celebrity or some random guy on the street, our reaction...

The “Most Tortured Man In Guantanamo Bay” Speaks

Certain people immediately qualify for a platform due to extraordinary life experiences . Mohamedou Ould Slahi (محمدو ولد الصلاحي) is foremost among them....

Proverbs 17:17 (Friends & Brothers)

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.Proverbs 17:17

Cultural Quote #146: Love As Motivation

Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear. Kristin Neff

Cultural Quote #147: Self-Love And The Golden Rule

We tend to treat people the way we treat ourselves. If we are harsh and critical toward ourselves, we will be harsh and crirical...

Cultural Quote #145: Wisdom As Thinly-Veiled Stupidity

“Wisdom” that is not grounded in love is thinly veiled stupidity. Walk In Integrity

My 40-Day Fast Freed Me From Drug Addiction

Today, I came across a testimony on YouTube that I wanted to share because it addresses the topic of fasting, which I have described...

Christian Quote #98: Love of Family

As important as it is to love our families, God wants us to love other people’s families as well. Walk In Integrity

Quote of the Day #144: Go Where Love Is

If you find yourself in a place where is no love, and you are not a doctor, or a therapist, or an evangelist, then...

The Proverbs Challenge: A Proverb A Day The Rest Of My Life

A few years ago, an old mentor gave me a challenge: to read a Proverb a day the rest of my life. Not only...

Cultural Quote #143: Losing Ourselves

Sometimes we are so afraid of losing others, we never stop to weigh the cost of losing ourselves. To love ourselves enough to be...

Cultural Quote #142: Love And Meaning

We are constantly searching for meaning in our work, skills, accomplishments, reputation, affiliations, clothes, jewelry, etc. These things can be a big blessing in...

Cultural Quote #141: Cancel Culture

A culture that ostracizes people for misdemeanors they have committed is not a culture motivated by love. Love does not give up on people....

20 Truths That Help In The Battle With Porn Addiction

I recently came across an excellent series on sexual integrity consisting of 20 short video clips. The author is a guy named Steve Gallagher,...

Cultural Quote #140: Strayed From Love

Our anxiety, depression, addiction, bad habits, and toxic behaviors are the measure of how far we have strayed from love. Walk In Integrity

Isaiah 33:15-16 (Integrity)

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops...

Cultural Quote #139: Rewarding Loyalty

Make space in your heart for those who remained. Walk In Integrity

Hebrews 11:24-28 (Faith)

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the...

Cultural Quote #138: I Am The World

Ask, if everybody in the world was like me (character-wise), would people be more or less cynical? Would people be more or less neurotic...

Cultural Quote #137: Fear Is Anti-Love

We cannot love people well whom we are afraid of. Walk In Integrity

Obedience Maximizes Grace

Grace is often contrasted with mercy. Mercy is when we avoid something bad that we do deserve, like punishment for a crime. Grace, on...

Cultural Quote #136: Purifying My Inner Dialogue

Turning off our inner dialogue from time to time, whether it’s through meditation, exercise, or some other wholesome and stimulating activity, can have a...

Cultural Quote #135: Am I Independent?

To say, “I am independent” is a lot like saying, “I am humble.” It’s a contradiction. Typically, when we say, “I am independent,” we...

Cultural Quote #134: Love, Fear, And Courage

Courage is the embrace of some fear. Love increases courage because love says “Even if your fear comes true, you will be OK so...

What Is Neuroplasticity? (Science Says)

Everything in the world is constantly evolving, and evolution is a kind of change. People, for their part, are either getting better or worse....

Cultural Quote #133: Treat Yourself Well

We spend every waking and sleeping moment with ourselves. It follows that how we treat ourselves is far more important than how anyone else...

Cultural Quote #132: Emotional Responsiveness

According to a Ted Talk given by Maya Diamond, the key to building healthy relationships is emotional responsiveness. Walk In Integrity

Cultural Quote #131: Foreign Invaders

In the modern world, they say “The way to take over is no longer through physical invasion. It’s through non-violent economic expansion and cultural...

Cultural Quote #130: Survival Instincts And Gratitude

The way people are wired biologically in regards to their emotional responses is that if everything is going well—everything that’s going well is invisible,...

A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

I remember hearing the title of this article on the radio when I was in high school. According to NPR, the title of this...

Cultural Quote #129: Disrupting The Program

The inability to control an impulse, like drugs, gambling, or pornography, always owes to some emotional disorder in the mind. Emotions stem from our...

Cultural Quote #128: The Irony Of Honor

It is often difficult to show honor to people who are close to us, because we are acquainted firsthand with their flaws. Ironically, only...

Cultural Quote #127: The Pain Of Others

People, like Christ, who seek out the pain of others, are the exception, not the rule. Christ had so much love and power in...

Isaiah 55:7 (Repentenance)

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on...

Cultural Quote #126: Where Does Healing Happen?

People don’t want to be exposed to the unhapiness of others. Pain is burdensome. Pain is uncomfortable. Why do you think everyone wants you...

My Story: A Christian Woman Struggling With Pornography

Pornography isn't an issue that just affects men, as most of you reading this probably already know. Unfortunately, for a lot of people struggling...

Christian Quote #97: Religion Or Love?

When our religion becomes all about the fact that we don’t smoke, drink, or do drugs, and nothing about how we love and treat...

Cultural Quote #125: Faith And Courage

Positive outcomes in life are a combination of effort (work) and faith (belief). This can be represented by the act of inhalation (active, sympathetic...

Cultural Quote #124: Porn Addiction As Culture

Researcher Spencer Zitman said resistance to apply the term “addiction” to hypersexual behavior is “more a reflection of cultural sexual liberality and permissiveness than...

Am I Really Addicted To Pornography?

I've had conversations with a lot of people who watch porn/masturbate on a regular basis. Some of them see nothing wrong with habit. They've...

Cultural Quote #123: African Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside you can do no harm.African Proverb

NTP Text Message: Prayer (9.01.21)

Prayer might be the most underutilized weapon in the battle for integrity. We desire to be loving. We desire to be pure. We desire...

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