Whether it's the pull of social media, like Pinterest or Facebook, or it's an inner drive to be a contrarian against the mainstream, we all exhaust ourselves by going through the opinions others have of our image so we can feel valuable. Is there a more direct, effective way to feel innately valuable?
Read MoreVirtually everyone in America believes to some degree in ‘soul mate ideology’ (the belief that everyone has a soul mate out there and that true love is one’s only hope for happiness). But this belief is cruel to us! -- to single people and married people alike (and particularly to women). In our romantic/sex lives, how might we live out something less cruel and more fulfilling than soul mate ideology?
Read MorePerhaps nothing shapes our identity more in American culture than what we "do"... Work can form who we are in healthy ways, but how can we avoid the unhealthy ways work forms who we are?
Read MoreJesus can help us find that hard-to-strike balance between honoring and differentiating from our families of origins
Read MoreIdentity is: "I am who I am because..." Like, I am who I am because of the celebrity figures, symbols, and ideals I put my trust in. But these things are fragile and can often crumble without warning. Might Jesus offer a more resilient alternative?
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