Author: Kevin Spear

I am a content creator and storyteller based in Florida, where I work for OneHope. I love digital and content marketing, writing, and the occasional doodle.

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motivation

What’s Your Story?

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We all have one. You may think it’s boring because you lived it. It may not be ready for the world, or perhaps you don’t want the world to know it… yet.

We have all faced incredible challenges. Some of us ran crying from our fifth birthday party because you showed off with a stunt, only to have the swing hit you in the back and knock you to the ground. At five years old, I felt humiliated and in pain. Wait a minute, did I say that was me?

You may be tempted to belittle and ignore it, but we all have stories to tell. And your story may be just what someone needs to hear. What’s your story?

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Christianity Missions motivation

Lessons From a Mission Trip

Boca Chica, Dominican Republic: Lessons from a Mission Trip

Last month, I was privileged to go on a short-term mission trip with my employer, OneHope, to the Dominican Republic. And the good news is I didn’t break the country! Along the way, I learned a few lessons from a mission trip.

I have been on a few mission trips over the years. Whenever I am on a new experience, I keep my eye out for new lessons. Some of them may be new. Others reassure me past lessons are still valid. On this trip, three lessons stood out to me.

Rainy afternoon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
A rainy afternoon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Business Quotes

Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Quote by Peter Drucker: "It is not necessary of a business to grow bigger; but it is necessary that it constantly grow better." from "The Essential Drucker: The best of Sixty years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management

We see annoying billboards touting that size matters. Various businesses try to convince us that only a massive dinosaur of a company can provide the service or product we deserve. They will have us assume that bigger firms are always better.

It’s the measure of success. We admire industry titans like John D. Rockefeller, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk. The size of the companies they founded is almost as important as the profits they produced.

But anyone who has ever tried to contact a live person at a massive, unresponsive business or organization knows that isn’t the case. At the beginning of The Essential Drucker, Peter Drucker asks us to consider that bigger isn’t always better.

Bigger isn't always better: a quote by Peter Drucker: "It is not necessary of a business to grow bigger; but it is necessary that it constantly grow better." from "The Essential Drucker: The best of Sixty years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management
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motivation Running

Running as a Form of Prayer Step-by-step

Running as a form of prayer title image: Scottsdale sunrise

Mornings are my favorite time to run. As I head out the door, the new day has yet to take shape. There are so many possibilities. An early morning run is an excellent time to begin the day in prayer. Indeed, I’ve found running to be a form of prayer. I agree with the ishouldberunning.com blog that prayer and running go hand-in-hand.

I didn’t start running to strengthen my spiritual life. Instead, I began because I wasn’t happy with my dad’s gut. But as I have turned running into a habit, I’ve found the practice to be just as spiritual as physical.

How do you connect with God? How do you make running a form of prayer? The following steps have helped me.

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Bible Devotions Psalm Sketch notes The Gospels

Happy and Healthy

Sketch notes based on devotions from Proverbs 6, Mark 12 and Leviticus 13

I was writing notes for my devotionals the other day, and thanks to The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, I came up with a happy and healthy theme.

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