1) Favorite Dose of Positivity: Jessica’s Daily Affirmation

2) Favorite Image: Brand Ingenuity (Lacoste)

3) Favorite Montage: Best of “This is Sports Center”

4) Favorite Test Question: Deja Vu

5) Favorite Movie Trailer: Les Miserables (although, to be honest, the trailer from a few months ago is better)

You have to respect the honesty of the following lyrics from the band Fun. in their hit song “Some Nights.”  Not only are they honest, but I believe they are incredibly relevant and true for many young adults that are trying to figure out where they fit in the world and why it all matters.

“Oh Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh
What do I stand for? What do I stand for?
Most nights, I don’t know…

So this is it? I sold my soul for this?
Washed my hands of God for this?
I miss my mom and dad for this?”

Known as “Millenials,” many young students and adults, ranging roughly from 16-30, are searching for direction, purpose and meaning. Specifically, today’s college graduates are entering a brutal economic setting, where diplomas don’t seem to guarantee a whole lot unless it’s a Master’s degree.  The job hunt combined with constant connectivity and information overload has many young people spinning with little long-term vision for life. Continue Reading…

Welcome to our new weekly post! The Fave Five: Each week we’ll post our five favorite links, videos, and photos from around the web. If you have something you want to submit or share for the Fave Five, send it our way at [email protected]

1) Favorite 90’s Commercial: Think Different (History lesson: before this video, Apple was written off as a “toy” company on the verge of collapse. This changed things…)

2) Favorite Perspective on Life: Mark Richt shares about his faith and the priority it plays in his work – “My identity is in Christ. I am a born-again believer in Jesus Christ. I know that he died for my sin and I am going to heaven when this is all said and done, forever. That gives me peace, no matter what happens here. So what am I willing to do? Do my work heartily, unto the Lord. There is no higher accountability in life than to do something for God. So that’s kind of how I operate.”

3) Favorite Education video:

4) Favorite Election Tweet: “BREAKING: CNN reporting that Ohio is 75% vowels.” by Bryan Allain

5) Favorite Picture: Darth Vader tells Disney characters he is their father (via Patbird and Galesaur)

Awhile back, we shared a video about Caine’s Arcade. It was truly an inspiring story, and today, we present part 2:

This is a great example of someone who had a dream. Caine was passionate about arcades. Despite the incredible amount of limitations (his age, lack of resources, zero support from friends, no marketing budget), he found a way to make his dream a reality.

Not only that, as we see in the second film, he is inspiring people all over the world.

So the question today is, if a 9 year old kid can achieve his dreams with some creativity and cardboard, what’s holding you back?

Why not just get out there and do it! You never know what can be achieved and who you’ll inspire.  Why not “attempt something so great for God that it is doomed to fail unless God is in it“?

#LiveFully

Learn more about Caine and the Global Cardboard Challenge.

If you have been alive the last few years, then you’ve at least heard of Justin Bieber.  This pop singer is the most famous 18 year old on the planet, and one of the richest as well, with a net worth well over 100 million dollars.

But more impressive than his career and bank account is the character and maturity Justin has displayed through his acceleration into stardom.  It’s said “behind every great man stands a great woman.”

Behind this pop icon stands his mother, Pattie Mallette.  She’s not tall in stature (just 4 feet 8 inches) but as a woman and  mother she’s making a giant impact.

In the new book Nowhere but Up Pattie shares her spiritual journey out of depression (which included a failed suicide attempt) and into an authentic relationship with Jesus.  This  changed everything in her life.

This recent interview with Access Hollywood includes how her relationship with God began as well as how it changed her perspective on sexuality and relationships.

While we might be tempted to think having a rich and famous son brings life fulfillment, this incredible woman is proof that the full life can only through relationship with Christ. Although her depression happened before Justin’s fame, even today, she still clings to her ultimate hope of Jesus.

Keep shining for God Pattie, your life and story is making a huge difference and advancing God’s Kingdom! #LiveFully

Follow her on Twitter: @PattieMallette
Check out her book on Amazon: Nowhere but Up

Here at #LiveFully, we believe that you should #LaughFully. While these videos may not be precisely 15 seconds, they are all worth your time. Laughter is essential to the full life, so laugh it up:

Attack of the tiny lizard:

Technology Can Be Frightening:

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I love the Avett Brothers.

It’s true. They may not be considered “pop sensations,” but their music is incredible, their lyrics are fantastic, and they’ve developed quite a following. They recently released a brand new album, The Carpenter, and I suggest you check it out (or any of their albums for that matter).

Perhaps the main reason I love these guys is they are great examples of what it means to #LiveFully. Here’s why… Continue Reading…

Last night was the sneak peak of the new NBC sitcom “The New Normal,” and tonight will be the premier. Created by the same makers of Glee, this show portrays a relationally diverse family setting, with different generations, personalities, and sexual orientations.

I watched the sneak peak, where  “abnormal is the new normal” and “normal is starting over.”

The title is bold, and over the fall the series will certainly attempt to shape and define what constitutes “normal” in the family unit today.  Personally I don’t think T.V. is the best place to look for that, but regardless this show will influence people’s perspectives with a level of  impact soon to be determined. Continue Reading…

If you grew up in the 90’s or later, than you can probably sing the intro song to Bill Nye the Science Guy.  Although I hadn’t watched him since about the fourth grade, I was interested to see that The Science Guy went viral this week with a controversial Youtube hit. (I was also interested how he ages so well – he looks exactly the same as back then.)

The title of the video is provocative -“Creationism is Not Appropriate For Children” and certainly a primary reason for its two and a half million views in just one week.

Before I go further, you must know my purpose is not to provide the evidential proof for creationism or evolution, nor is it a space to angrily debate the issue.  Unfortunately there are plenty of venues for all those very “productive” discussions. Continue Reading…