The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — As humans, we tend to seek out guidance and protection from those we trust. In the same way, sheep look to their shepherd for guidance and care, we too should seek comfort in the Lord our shepherd. In his book, “A Shepherd’s Look a Psalms 23,” Phillip Keller draws from…

Faith is an essential aspect of many people’s lives. It is an unshakable belief in something that may not be visible or tangible but is instead based on a personal conviction. However, the question arises as to how one can develop such faith, especially in the absence of evidence or…

Finding hope and perseverance in the face of adversity — In times of need, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed, lost, and powerless. Whether we are facing personal struggles or global crises, it can be difficult to see a way forward and find the strength to keep going. However, there is a powerful principle that can inspire us to…

Regain digital control; Alleviate perpetual distraction — Do you or do you not know that in this day and age — the “digital age”, our attention is one of the world’s most valuable commodities and resources? As a matter of fact, our attention is so valuable that tech giants compete, spend, and invest lots and lots of…

Perpetuating vision and purpose on a team. — I recently learned one of the most significant aspects of leadership from one of the growth spaces I’m blessed to be a part of. Our leader in that growth space taught us among other wonderful things: the measure of true leadership; “The measure of a leader is in what his/her…

2 important qualities that can help you achieve success personally and professionally — I recently attended a powerful session where my leader was sharing about the benefits of following and being instructable. The session was such an eye-opener for me, especially because of this one quote. “We walk by common sense, we run by discipline and we fly by instruction”. What stood out…

Techniques to help you manage your time more effectively. — Time management is an essential skill that can help us be more productive and achieve our goals. Unfortunately many individuals, myself included, struggle with it. But why is that? What could be done to improve time management and enable us to do more? What’s not right? Sighting the root causes of poor time…

Here are some techniques you can use to learn and master new technologies faster. — The tech ecosystem is rapidly evolving and with it, new programming languages, frameworks, and libraries are released almost every day or perhaps each passing hour. The challenge. The overarching challenge that most if not all software developers/engineers face ( I inclusive) is how to keep up to date with all these new…

Learn about React state management and then build a React Counter component. — This article is a continuation of my first article which gave a practical introduction to the React JavaScript library. In this article, I’ll introduce the concept of state in React and how to implement it in a react component. Let’s dive in... 🤔What’s React State? “State is just a fancy word for a…