SPIRITUAL AUTHENTICITY is more than just believing in Christ—it’s living in a way that reflects him. It’s unmistakable. It’s transformational. And it’s the responsibility of every believer to find their authentic self. Not only for themselves, but especially for OTHERS so we MAXIMIZE our IMPACT on the people we touch. The one outcome that must The post GOT AUTHENTICITY? appeared first on Mark Affleck.

A dark cloud of GLOOM has settled over the world. Negativity rules. Cynicism abounds. Despair haunts. (Hang tight—the positive is coming. But first, YOU need to take the GLOOM TEST.) Our natural bias toward gloom and doom isn’t new. What is new is its fuel source, the digital hurricane of information that bombards us 24/7. The post What’s YOUR Gloom Score? appeared first on Mark Affleck.

The world has been preaching SELF-LOVE for a long time. For Christians, the latest trend is the idea that loving YOURSELF first is the key to loving OTHERS. That sounds okay at first blush. But a little digging in God’s Word makes it clear how this is a distortion of biblical truth. Here’s the reality: The post What’s YOUR Take on SELF-LOVE? appeared first on Mark Affleck.