By Matt Friend Why cancer? Why tsunamis? Why mass shootings? Why do bad things happen in the world? The answers are as multifaceted as the questions...#1 – God is Sovereign...
Why Do Bad Things Happen? 7 Answers
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You’re More Known Than You Think
By Matt Friend If you could trade places with someone famous, who would you pick? Maybe you’d love to be known as the world’s greatest basketball player or business mogul....
What’s Their Secret?
By Matt Friend Do you know two Christians who always seem to get along? I’ve met plenty who couldn’t, and you probably have as well. (Depending on the day, I sometimes don’t...
How to Fight on Facebook
By Matt Friend He disrespected your favorite politician! She mocked your taste in music! His comments about your beliefs were less than kind. She’s built an entire case...
3 Ways to Love Your City
By Matt Friend with Michelle ThompsonYou love your city, your town, your community. It’s not perfect, but no city is. You have your favorite grocery store, pet store, gas...
What Disney’s Daughters Teach Us About God
By Matt Friend Driving his girls to school each day. Taking them to zoos, parks, and fairs. Giving them “horsy rides” through the house. Reading to them each night before...
4 Holidays to Celebrate Each Year
By Matt Friend What holidays do you enjoy most? Perhaps you ring in each New Year’s Day with confetti and a kazoo. Maybe you dye your water green every St. Patrick’s Day....
What’s Missing from Your Life?
By Matt Friend Do you ever feel like something’s missing? If you’re like most of us, the craving for completion, satisfaction, and peace has little to do with whether or not...
3 Ways to View the World
By Matt Friend In a world plagued with allegations of “fake news” (whether justified or unfounded), what is your trusted source for truth? How does your view of truth impact...
Is There More to Life Than This?
By Matt Friend What can we learn about the meaning of life from the great state of Texas? More than you might think... One Story Our true story begins with a 11-year-old boy...
Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard… and How to Fix Them
By Matt Friend When we were kids, making friends seemed easy. “Do you like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Me too! What’s your favorite Mario Brothers Nintendo game?...
The #1 Way to Enjoy Life More
By Matt Friend You’ve tried drinking more green tea, watching the sun rise, streaming more comedies, or going shopping. “If only,” you’ve thought, “I could spend more time...
Why Memberships Matter
By Matt Friend Membership opportunities are everywhere. Today you can join a gym, a homeowners’ association, or your local supermarket. Tomorrow you could join a pool, a...
5 Facts About Your Hometown
By Matt Friend You grew up there. It’s where you went to school, played on the playground, learned to ride a bike. Whether it was Hinton or Huntington Beach, Madison or...
5 Ways to Be a Better Friend
By Matt Friend “You can sit with me, friend!” That’s an invitation welcomed by most elementary kids, craved by most middle school students, and desired by most adults. We...
7 Ingredients for Personal Growth
By Matt Friend with Michelle ThompsonAnother year passes and you blow out even more candles. “Are there really that many on my birthday cake?” you ask. You want to make...
3 Steps to a More Fulfilling Life
By John King with Matt Friend and Michelle ThompsonIs your life the same Every. Single. Day? Whether it’s traveling the same route to and from work, watching the same...
3 Reasons Innovation Scares Us
By John King with Matt Friend Would you heat up and eat a lasagna freezer-dinner if it was baked, packaged, and sold by a toothpaste company (Colgate)? What about green...
The 5 Greatest Returns on Investment (ROI)
If I invest, what will I gain in return? We ask that question about our retirement strategies, asset management, and home improvements... but we also subconsciously ask it...
Afraid? The #1 Way to Overcome Fear
It’s 3 AM and you’re still awake. You’ve tried everything to fall asleep, but you can’t. Netflix is playing your favorite sit com on repeat, but you’re still wide awake....
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