Becoming so heavenly minded that we are of some earthly good.

Year: 2015

Attraction Rather Than Promotion: A Better Way to Grow a Church

A.A. and the 12-Step Program has a special place in my heart because that’s where I first became open to “spirituality.”

It’s also the first place I experienced grace from people. I remember opening up my heart and really letting people know what was going on inside of me.

And the strangest thing happened… nobody judged me! They didn’t even give me “concerned” looks.

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About Josh Monen

Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.

What I Learned in My Crusades to Ban Alcohol, Legalize Pot, Destroy Religion and Save the Nation

For the last 20 years I’ve been involved in some sort of “crusade.” I’ve argued that:

  • Alcohol should be banned.
  • Pot should be legalized.
  • Religion should be destroyed.
  • America should be delivered from crazy liberals.

However, over the last several years I’ve been learning how to spend less time arguing, and more time encouraging people.

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About Josh Monen

Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.

Thankfulness Is A Choice

Is it possible to always be thankful?

I think it is because the Bible commands us to. So how do we do it? How do we cultivate a thankful heart and attitude despite what’s going on?

I don’t know. But I want to find out.

I do know one thing though… thankfulness isn’t dependent on circumstances or things going our way. At least that’s true for me.

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About Josh Monen

Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.

Delayed Obedience Is Better Than Disobedience

Or at least at I hope it is.

Recently, I met two new people. Shaun, was at a business prayer meeting I attended in Vancouver, WA (link to his blog) and Tim, is a pastor I met online (link to his blog).

And they both essentially told me the same thing: “Josh, I’ve read your blog and I hope you keep writing on it.”

I thought, Yeah, maybe I should start writing there more. 

So I pulled up this blog to see when the last time I posted was and it was 11 months ago! Wow.

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About Josh Monen

Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.

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