The Path to Grateful

theeffect · The Path To Grateful Dave Brisbin 11.19.23Important government official comes to a renowned Zen master and says, “Teach me the ways of Zen. Open my mind to enlightenment.” It’s more command than request. The master smiles, saying, “Let’s discuss it over...

Fearing Not

theeffect · Fearing Not Dave Brisbin 11.12.23You can understand much of human behavior by remembering that we are fragile little creatures living under a death sentence trying to survive and somehow thrive. Fear makes us crave certainty and control, which don’t exist...

Sun and Rain

theeffect · Sun And Rain Dave Brisbin 10.22.23In the last line of Matthew 5, Jesus says, therefore be perfect as God in heaven is perfect. Wow. Hearing that for the first time, would it spur you to work harder? Try to hit imagined thresholds? Or feel completely...

Second Mile

theeffect · Second Mile Dave Brisbin 10.15.23It is absolutely, positively, unreservedly impossible to overestimate the impact of culture on language. Language is a child of culture and can only breathe in the culture that birthed it. When translated to another...

Yes and No

theeffect · Yes And No Dave Brisbin 10.8.23How hard is it for you to say no? From telemarketers to employers, people on the street with signs to friends and family, there’s a psychological spectrum of difficulty. No one likes to give anyone the bad news of no, but if...

Darker Before Dawn

theeffect · Darker Before Dawn Dave Brisbin 10.1.23One of the most misinterpreted and misused passages in the Bible affects a foundational part of our personal lives. Jesus appears to tell us in Matthew that adultery is the only legitimate ground for divorce and...

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