Today, I’ve transcribed a simple video that highlights the critical distinction between love and lust.…
Author: Cornelius
I’m a 20-something year old from the American Midwest passionate about seeing people make healthy, informed choices about the moral direction of our lives.
The first victim of revenge is always the vehicle by which it is carried out.…
Greed is based on the lie that if only I had more stuff, my emotional…
Anyone who is not plagued by any of the so-called seven deadly sins—pride, greed, wrath,…
There is a famous English saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of…
Absent porn and masturbation, a man’s sexual urges drive him to go out and interact…
There are five things you can’t negotiate with: old age, the weather, tax authorities, terrorists,…
After Jesus calmed the storm, the disciplines were in awe that “Even the wind and…
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu, The Art Of War
“Arrogant Christian” is an oxymoron. If you were so great, you wouldn’t need a savior.…
Dysfunctional people experience anxiety around functional people because their presence highlights and exposes their dysfunction…
The problem with building up walls in response to being hurt is two-fold. First, vulnerability…
To my mind, porn is a public health crisis for the damage the habit does…
Do you talk back to your temptation, or do you let your temptation do all…
Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens. J.R.R. Tolkien
Gratitude is all about perspective. Someone returning home from a poor area has a newfound…
Breathing is easy except to someone who has asthma. The ABCs are easy except to…
I like to think of excuses when things don’t work out in life. Excuses help…
Samson, Solomon, and David went out of there way to have inappropriate relationships with women…
Waiting for anything is hard when we are discontent with what we already hard. Waiting…
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where…
Good weather, healthy food, exercise, meditation, plants, and science are all expressions of love abundant…
As a human, it’s natural to puzzle over the question of “why?” Why did this…
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter…
Fret not yourself because of evildoers;be not envious of wrongdoers!For they will soon fade like…
Changing ourselves is possible with the right intention, hard work, and consistency. Changing others is…
Sometimes we think God desires some great sacrifice from us—moving to a developing country to…
Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.…
In the Hebrew Bible, God imposed a large number of dietary restrictions designed to improve…
I am happy for you. I am happy that you found a way out of…
So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant…
Fantasy refers to an alternative reality that an individual creates to fulfill some psychological need.…
Most people are thermometers. They take the temperature in the room. They are reactive to…
Life has a way of moving the goal posts, kind of like a video game.…
Human beings need help interpreting reality. Remember John the Baptist? His call was to prepare…
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the…
My son, do not lose sight of these—keep sound wisdom and discretion, and they will…
I have had problems with Christians in my life, but never any problems with Christ.…
I could not swim. I went to forage camp, and I was in 6th grade.…
Teachers, parents, and educators talk a lot about self-esteem. Self-esteem affects performance in school and…
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5
Christ was the most powerful human being who ever lived, and he showed the highest…
Telling the truth produces short-term conflict, but it produces long-term peace. Jordan Peterson
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Proverbs…
If paradise lost were restored tomorrow, I have no doubt that people would turn it…
Christ said “Do not judge, lest you be judged.” This does not mean we don’t…
The present moment is the only guarantee we have in life. Everything else is a…
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be…
An increasing number of guys, both single and in committed relationships, are experimenting with semen…
God designed the world such that to do the right thing is in everybody’s interest…
Ants are small and weak, and enslave other ants. Dolphins are large and regal, yet…
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away…
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably already familiar with all the terms in the title…
Inductive reasoning is when you start with specific data or facts and use them to…
You don’t make a man stronger by making other men or women weaker. You don’t…
A lion is a devouring beast but has no intention of hurting anyone. Its actions…
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has…
People who overcome have no need to blame anyone, including themselves. Blame is a loser’s…
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in…
Sex is supposed to be a social activity. You give and receive. There’s reciprocity. There’s…
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy…
And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who…
The antidote to hypocrisy isn’t moral perfection, it’s honesty. Hypocrites don’t get their name from…
We spend so much of our lives trying to become something different and then one…
Human outcomes are shaped by nurture more than they are by nature. This is due…
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in…
The narrator has special insight and tells you exactly how to interpret what happens in…
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat…
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them…
Anyone who thought and acted exactly like us could not be God; we should expect…
In criminal law, we more or less know the consequences of each action. 1st degree…
When we do a good deed that no one sees or acknowledges, it can be…
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me…
Today, I want to share three short educational clips that Fight The New Drug (FTND)…
Sometimes the most important sermon you will ever hear is the one you preach to…
Anyone who does not have compassion for children and animals cannot be trusted. How we…
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it…
Sometimes we don’t find the love we need in people we think owe it to…
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the…
When we find it rationally impossible to forgive someone, it helps to remember the irrational…
Human history is repetitive. The same stories and patterns and behaviors get cycled time and…
People are getting married at a later date. According to the data I looked at,…
In other words, the addiction wasn’t your problem. Your problem was you had a lot…
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that…
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living…
In science, newer ideas are almost always better because they build on older ones and…
Addiction is an attempt to escape suffering temporarily. Gabor Mate
Let your strongest fear thought battle your strongest faith thought. When faith doesn’t come out…
Good morning. Today, I saw a viral post circulating on Facebook that I think packs…
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.…
Someone who will gossip with you will gossip about you. Someone who will cheat with…
Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself…
The pain of temptation is small in comparison to the consequences. Edwin Louis
Gratitude quenches the fire of lust. A thankful spirit destroys the driving passion for sex…
Fear is omni-present in nature. Everywhere you look, people, animals, and organisms die as a…
