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I’ve watched Forrest Gump more times than I can count. Like most people, I remembered the quotes, the humor, the nostalgia. But watching it again recently, something quieter surfaced, something that had less to do with the movie and more to do with life. Forrest knew what love was early. Jenny didn’t. That difference shaped … More Peas and Carrots
There are two statements people often reach for when the topic of age and relationships comes up: “Age is irrelevant when love is involved.”“Love is irrelevant when age is involved.” They sound like opposites. In reality, they are shortcuts, ways of avoiding a more uncomfortable conversation. Because the real issue has never been age alone. … More When Love and Age Collide
January 1st carries a strange pressure. We’re told it’s a reset, a clean slate, a moment where the past is supposed to disappear and everything ahead is somehow brand new. But real growth doesn’t work that way. New beginnings are not about erasing what mattered before. They are about building on it. The past year, … More New Beginnings Don’t Erase the Past
People often say they want what’s best for you. They pray for your happiness, speak it sincerely, and mean it, at least in part. But woven quietly into that wish are conditions, boundaries, and unspoken limits. You can be happy, they say, just not that way. Not if it disrupts what feels safe, familiar, or … More When Happiness Comes With Conditions
There are moments when effort feels meaningless. When work goes unnoticed, love goes unreturned, and faithfulness produces no visible reward. Not because it was done poorly, but because it was never wanted. Scripture does not deny this reality. In fact, it names it plainly. Solomon, a man who possessed wisdom, wealth, power, and achievement beyond … More Everything Is Vanity, And Sometimes That’s All There Is
People sometimes ask why I write so often. Why I blog. Why I coach, speak, teach, and keep returning to the same themes of growth, discipline, faith, leadership, and becoming whole. The honest answer is simple: I write because silence would be dishonest. Writing has always been the place where clarity forms. Before ideas are … More Why I Write, and Why I Keep Showing Up
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”— Proverbs 4:23 The people others turn to in moments of collapse rarely think of themselves as “safe spaces.” They are not offering shelter out of detachment or neutrality. What they offer is born of something far deeper, love, protection, and a willingness … More Love Without Pressure
There are three types of men in this world. Most people don’t like this kind of statement. It feels too absolute, too uncomfortable, too revealing. But after decades of watching people under pressure, watching how they react when things go wrong, when fear shows up, when temptation whispers, and when responsibility is required, this distinction … More The Three Types of Men: And Why the Peaceful Man Is Rare
There is something different about Christmas Eve. It is quieter than Christmas Day.Less certain. Less complete. Christmas Eve lives in the space before fulfillment, when the light has not yet fully arrived, but the darkness knows it cannot last. And for many people, that space feels familiar. Hope Is Born in the Dark Hope does … More Christmas Eve and the Power of Hope
This series has traced the story of Jesus’ birth as Scripture records it, first by presenting the narrative itself, then by gently distinguishing it from the traditions and images that have grown around it. The purpose has not been to diminish the story, but to slow it down, listen more carefully, and allow the biblical … More Part 7: Nazareth and the Long Silence
Troy P Zehnder 