“Awake my soul, for you were meant to meet your maker.” – Mumford & Sons We are not meant to live life in grayscale. Do you ever feel like that? Like you’re just going through the motions every day. Life can certainly seem like one long exhale. Go to work, pay the bills, make sure … More Awake My Soul
Throw a stone into the placid face of a pond and you can watch the ripples spread out in ringlets for some time. If it’s a windless day, you might even watch those ripples reach the other side. It’s the same principle with the choices we make. Our actions and our words have the power … More Making the Choices Today that Will Shape Tomorrow
I don’t like powdered eggs. Do you? I’m not sure I’ve met anyone who can say that they like powdered eggs. I mean, really like them. They’ll tolerate them. But always with a grimace. We don’t like them for a very simple reason: they’re not real. Now, I know that powdered eggs are some … More How To Be Authentic in a World Of Powdered Eggs
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” George Herbert Raising boys is one of my greatest privileges. Our boys are rambunctious, ornery, silly and often stubborn little human beings, and I am in awe of each one of them. I love their energy, their passion and how unique each personality is from … More 4 Things Sons Need From Their Dad
How do we stay centered in an environment that pulls us in a million different directions, often leaving us distracted and spent? Busyness and the pursuit of things have robbed us of something crucial to our souls: the peace that comes from a sense of gratitude. Gratitude keeps us balanced. In the reality of … More 5 Ways to Practice Gratitude
It’s hard to grow up in the world we live in, especially for children immersed in the American culture. While we have more wealth and access to information than ever before, our children are also exposed to a clashing menagerie of values (and non-values) that can leave them confused, frustrated and often lost if they … More The 3 Things I Will Strive to Teach My Little Girl
I know it’s sometimes hard to see signs of grace when it comes to religious circles. Especially those cast in the media limelight. Christianity is passed around these days like an old glove that seems to fit just about any hand, but not every hand that wears the glove is a Christian hand. And grace … More Believe it or Not, Grace Still Matters
We hear it in the music we listen to. We hear it in the speeches we give. It’s in the movies we watch, the books we read and the blog posts we scan online. It’s certainly no secret that our culture is obsessed with individualism. “I’ll make it on my own…I’m a survivor…Pull yourself … More We Weren’t Meant to Make it on Our Own
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – Tolkien ‘The Lord of the Rings’ How do we reckon with the presence of … More To Deal With Tragedy We Need to Understand Our Own Story
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao Tzu Happiness is defined in the dictionary as: a state of well-being and contentment. But how do you stay happy in a messed up world? You turn on the … More Being content in a messed up world
Sean David Ealy 