Ever say, "I'll start my budget on Monday," but never do? You're not alone. Money fears are real. In this episode, we dig into the stress money can bring and how faith can help you find peace. We share tips and stories backed by a LendingTree survey and Bible verses...
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Fear of Finances: Finding Strength and Wisdom in the Bible
Understanding the Fear of Finances Money stress is like a heavy backpack that never goes away. You wake up thinking about bills, go to bed worrying about debt, and spend the day fretting over how to make ends meet. It's a cycle that can make you feel trapped. The...
UNCOMMEN Challenge: Communication 101
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. Men are from Mars / Women are from Venus, even with our communication with each other. We need to work on our...
Advice For A New Dad
"You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful...
UNCOMMEN Challenge: Knowledge of the Bible
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him...
Handling Early Marriage & Financial Struggles
Financial struggles exist. There are always choices to be made about money in marriage regardless of your age. However, when first married, you quickly learn the value of the dollar. When we were first married, we had two incomes. My wife was a grade-school teacher,...
Faith is Built in the Waiting Period
Ever wondered why we have to wait so much? I wonder all the time. I will admit I have grown a little more patience with age, but only a few. I frequently want answers to things that I have no clue, and I usually want the answer immediately. Think about it. "Better is...
Where Do I Focus During Life’s Big Moments?
On August 21, 2017, we experienced "The Great American Eclipse." Fourteen states throughout middle America were included in a 70-mile-wide path called the path of totality. It was only in this path that one would be able to see a "total" eclipse of the sun. Where I...
Here’s How to Overcome Suicidal Thoughts and Start Healing
Here's how to overcome suicidal thoughts and start healing. It usually starts with depression. Depression is an invisible wall that surrounds the heart, soul, and mind of the person suffering through it. It causes darkness, doubt, and despair. It can be caused by...
Punch Back at Passivity
Confession time. I struggle with passivity as much as any other man. There is something inside of me that likes to check out. When I say check out I mean: back down, ignore, disengage and take the path of least resistance. Passivity is a compulsion or learned tendency...
The Place of Safety
I remember when I was a child – my mother raising four children on her own, taught us how to read a clock early. Her reason for teaching us to tell the time was that we were to give her a half hour of rest so that she could relax from the stresses of work before we...