The final “F” of #Oola is Fun….

(I know, some of you are “all in” on this— and some of you are wondering, “What in the world?”)

Either way, hear me out….

First, the definition…

Fun =

An intentional pause from our inherent drive...

Our working definition for #OolaFriends is this:

People close enough to see your blind spots, relationally connected enough to call them out, and interdependent enough to “do all of life” with you.

Here’s the PROBLEM with it:

We tend to change the definition of what...

Faith is a humble confidence that everything is going to be OK…

… it doesn’t mean everything IS OK, that everything is good… some things are outright ugly…

… but faith is the hope that all things, in the end, work out for our God….

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Let’s talk about FIELD for a bit...

We were created in God’s Image. He’s a Creator, a worker… one who adds value.

That means this—

Work isn’t a curse.

Despite all of the jokes about dreading “manic” Mondays, work is actually a gift. In the...

This can be a tough area for a lot of people…

And it can be a GREAT one.

And it can be both. Even at the same time.

Long post warning

This is an area where I’ve felt like a failure and had to do some deep soul-searching.

(Maybe you can relate.)

A few years ago, overnight, my...

Here’s our definition for Finance…

Stewarding my resources in such a way that they serve me + my calling rather than enslaving me to serve anything else. Don’t serve payments; do serve your purpose.

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Some background on it—

Think about your financial...

Fitness— one of the easiest areas to see progress (and, yeah, one of the easiest areas to “let go.”).

Let’s define it like this….

Fitness is a measure of your health in each area of your life— physical (body), mind & emotions (soul), and spirit.

I like...

Salvation is so much larger than we typically think. Jesus not only forgives our sins (as incredible as that is), but He does so much more. In every place that Jesus bled He brought a new degree of freedom. At each point, He transformed your identity.

(Yes, transformed— past tense....

About the third or fourth time reading the Gospels and comparing each writer’s interpretation of the Cross to the Exodus event, I caught it: Jesus’ sacrifice at the Cross did far more than I had imagined. 

Here’s one of the factors that helped me “see”...

Salvation is Jesus’ identity. It’s who He is. 

Mary and Joseph were told to name their child Jesus for a specific reason. The angel told them, “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). The name Jesus, Yeshua,...