A Prayerful Examen for the Success Bargains We Quietly Make
A Scripture-aware prayer exercise for naming the small bargains between visible success, integrity, faith, and the life of the soul.
MARK 8:34
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A Seven-Day Rule of Life for a Season of Success
Success changes a calendar before it changes a creed. This seven-day rule of life protects the practices that keep achievement answerable to love and truth.
LUKE 9:23
PSALM 127
The Price of Success: A Five-Question Christian Examen
A promotion, platform, or secure plan can look like a win while quietly training us to ignore truth and love. This five-question examen makes the proposed exchange visible.
MARK 8:34
MATT 16:24
What Good Is It to Gain the World and Lose Your Soul?
Jesus’ warning about gaining the world and losing your soul is an invitation to examine what success is forming in you—and what it may be costing.
MARK 8:34
MATT 16
Where Is “Gain the Whole World” in the Bible?
Jesus asks what profit there is in gaining the whole world while forfeiting your soul. Here is where the saying appears and how each Gospel frames it.
MARK 8:36
MATT 16:26