“7 minutes is 1/2 of one percent of your entire day… take the time to make a change”
- Steve Crawford
- Steve Crawford
In this episode, we explore the concept of pruning. In nature, pruning removes branches so a plant can grow stronger and produce more fruit. In life, the process can feel uncomfortable, even painful at times, but the goal isn’t harm—it’s growth.
Sometimes our lives become crowded with too many commitments, distractions, or opportunities. Learning to say “no” to certain things, even good things, can create space for what matters most.
Comparison is something we all struggle with. We look at someone else’s life, their success, their possessions, or their opportunities and begin to measure our own lives against what we see.
But the truth is, we’re often comparing our everyday reality to someone else’s ten-second snapshot. What we see is incomplete, filtered, and often distorted.
Not all stress comes from bad things.
Some stress comes from blessings. From opportunities. From growth. From saying yes to good things — and then filling our lives so full that peace quietly disappears.
External circumstances will affect us. But peace is often shaped by what we allow to take control internally.
Forgiveness is often misunderstood. It isn’t excusing what happened, and it doesn’t always mean reconciliation. Forgiveness is about freedom—specifically, your freedom.
In this episode, we talk about how unforgiveness can quietly keep us trapped, holding us in a prison built from past hurt. But when we choose to let go, we release ourselves. Forgiveness allows us to move forward, to live fully, and to keep yesterday from defining tomorrow.
As Romans 12:2 reminds us, transformation begins when our minds are renewed. When we release what we’ve been holding onto, we make room for healing, growth, and the life God has ahead.
So many people are waiting for permission to fully live; to pursue what brings them joy, to step into purpose, or to embrace the life God has placed in front of them. But what if you don’t need permission from the world… only the courage to receive what God has already given?
In this episode, we talk about what it means to truly live your best life—not by comparison, pressure, or perfection, but by walking confidently in who God created you to be. When we release guilt, fear, and hesitation, we make room to live with intention, gratitude, and purpose.
Our culture emphasizes what we have but what if that is the wrong focus?
In this episode, we discuss the importance of thinking about how you want to be remembered. The decisions you make everyday are part of you legacy. People can remember you for what you had or for who you were.
Education doesn’t stop at a diploma—and wisdom isn’t limited to a classroom. In this episode, Wisdom from a Dropout, we talk about why learning is a lifelong process, no matter where your path begins or how it unfolds. We explore the difference between a reason and an excuse, and how growth often comes down to personal responsibility and intentional effort.
It’s easy to get stuck looking backward—reliving past mistakes or resting in past victories. But life isn’t meant to be lived through the rearview mirror. In this episode, we talk about why what’s in front of you matters more than what’s behind you. Your past helped shape you, but it was never meant to define you. God still has purpose ahead, and there is more for you to step into.
Mistakes are part of being human. We all stumble, miss the mark, and make decisions we wish we could take back. But mistakes aren’t the end of the story—unless we refuse to learn from them. In this episode, we talk about how failure doesn’t have to define you. Instead, it can refine you. When we’re willing to reflect, grow, and let God shape us through our missteps, even our hardest moments can become powerful lessons. The only truly wasted mistake is the one we repeat because we never stopped to learn from it.
We often tell ourselves “someday.” Someday I’ll do that. Someday I’ll take the step. Someday I’ll follow the nudge I feel deep down. But what if someday never comes? In this episode, we talk about going to the end of the pier — choosing to do the things you feel called to do, even when it feels uncomfortable or uncertain. Life has a way of moving faster than we expect, and opportunities don’t always wait. The things we put off today may not be available to us later.
We often think the opposite of love is hate… but what if it’s actually fear? We fear what we don’t understand, and before we realize it, fear can begin to shape our thoughts, decisions, and daily lives. So how do we change that narrative? How do we move from living in fear to living in love?
Jesus’ coming was prophesied for hundreds of years. Israel was eagerly awaiting the Messiah. Yet when He arrived—born quietly in Bethlehem—a star announced His birth to the entire world… and still, most of Israel missed Him.