John Mark Comer
-
Why Good Intentions Fail in Spiritual Formation
Good intentions fail not because desire is absent, but because design is. In an age of distraction and comfort culture, habits are formed by default rather than intention. Spiritual formation requires structure, rhythm, and restraint. Without a deliberate pattern of life, erosion feels normal and depth remains out of reach. Continue reading
-
Occupied Territory: How Modern Distraction and Comfort Erode Intentional Spiritual Formation
Live No Lies exposes how formation happens quietly, not through force but familiarity. It reveals how lies shape desires, desires harden into habits, and good intentions lose ground through comfort and distraction. A sober, timely invitation to reclaim attention and resist erosion before it feels irreversible. Continue reading
-
Field Research: The Science of Attention
Focus isn’t just willpower—it’s rhythm. This brief explores the neuroscience of attention and how modern life fragments it. Learn how simple practices—visual anchoring, deliberate work blocks, and intentional rest—can help you reclaim depth in a world that trades distraction for productivity. Continue reading
-
Sunday Evening Collective ~ October 12th Edition
This week’s Sunday Evening Collective, “The Weight of Quiet,” reflects on the stillness that restores attention and presence. With music, readings, and a simple practice, it invites readers to slow down, listen inwardly, and rediscover meaning in silence, where reflection, honesty, and renewal quietly begin. Continue reading
Advent Adventure Agency Albums Andrew Huberman Apostle James Apostle Paul Aristotle Art of Manliness Benjamin Franklin Books Breathing C.S. Lewis Challenges Character Christianity Christmas Courage Creativity Culture Desert Island Music Discipline Emerson Epictetus Failure Faith Focus Frederick Buechner G.K. Chesterton Goals God Goethe Goodreads Gratitude Habit Hammock Health & Fitness History Honor Hope Humility Industry Interviews J.R.R. Tolkien Jack London James Clear Jesus John Eldredge John Mark Comer Justice Kipling Laird Hamilton Leadership Love Manliness Marcus Aurelius Mark Twain Mental Toughness Mindfulness Money Music Music 80’s Music 1980 Music 1981 Music 1987 Non-fiction Oliver Wendell Holmes Order Orison Swett Marden Oswald Chambers Peace Personal Development Prophet Isaiah Quotes Recovery Resolution Resurrection Band Rick Rubin Routines & Rituals Saint Augustine Saint Thomas Aquinas Self-Reliance Seneca Silence Spiritual Formation T. S. Elliot Temperance The Choir Theodore Roosevelt The Police Thomas A Kempis Thoreau Tim Ferriss Training U2 Virtue Willpower Winston Churchill WODs Writers
Chase The Kangaroo 