Mike Tenney

Mike Tenney has spent the past 15 years speaking, teaching, and leading music for youth and young adults of various backgrounds and faiths. You can find more from Mike including talks, articles, and music at www.MikeTenneyMusic.com and The Holy Ruckus.

Why is chastity important? This author learned a few life lessons throughout his dating years and marriage; he shares them here.

What We Might Be Missing When We Think About Chastity

Article / Relationships

What is salvation? This teacher went back to his grad school notes when one of his students asked an interesting question.

What Do Christians Mean by ‘Salvation’?

Article / Belief

Getting through a friend's funeral can be unbearable, but there can be some lessons to learn from it.

Seeking Answers When a Friend Dies

Article / Belief

Watching 'This Is Us' taught this author how to be a better man.

3 Ways ‘This Is Us’ Helps Me Be a Better Man

Article / Relationships

Try to show solidarity to others by trying these three ways.

How Solidarity Heals Divisions — And 3 Ways to Practice It

Article / Volunteer

Take this college advice if you're an incoming freshman this upcoming semester.

Starting College? Here’s the Advice You Really Need

Article / Career & Finance

Don't fret! When you make a mistake, do these 5 things.

I Screwed Up Badly — Now What?

Pump the iron with these 6 workout tips for dads.

6 Fitness Tips for New Dads

Article / Health & Wellness

Learn some of the important life lessons Ed Sheeran fills his songs with.

Ed Sheeran’s Lessons on Success, Family, and Death

Article / Transform

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3 Questions to Ask Your S.O. Before Marriage

Article / Relationships

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‘I Believe in God, But Not Religion’

Article / Belief

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4 Approaches to Checking In with Yourself

Article / Prayer

Read what a conscience is and what it tells you about your behavior.

Is Your Conscience Real and Does It Matter?

Article / Belief

What's the purpose of lent? Here's why it's not self-improvement.

Why Lent is Not a Self-Improvement Plan

Article / Belief

Follow these tips and steps for discerning God's will for your future.

Tips for Discerning Your Next Major Life Decision

Article / Belief

What is discernment? Read more about the decision-making process here.

This Process Aligns Your Decisions with Your True Self

Article / Belief

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Listen to the second episode of Don't Say Adulting on how to buy a car.

How Do You Buy a Used Car?

Learn how emotional maturity can help you grow and how prioritizing it can show real success.

How Emotional Maturity Can Help You Grow

Thinking about quitting your job? Read this ex-WSJ reporter's interview on why he left his dream job.

Why This Ex-Wall Street Journal Reporter Left His Dream Job

Check out things to do in Krakow by following Grotto's travel guide here.

Grotto’s Travel Guide to Kraków

Struggling with medical trauma is difficult. This author provides a possible answer to dealing with it.

Struggling With Medical Trauma? Love is the Answer

Watch how this stand up comedian is talking about mental health during his show, specifically his own mental health struggles.

The Compassion Behind Comedy

Follow these seven habits if you want to take charge of your life.

7 Habits to Help You Take Charge of Your Life

Read this reflective narrative about how to find your self worth after feeling like you have failed.

I Got the Degree, but Not the Life That Was Promised With It

Do these 3 things to find your calling.

3 Things to Do to Help You Find Your Calling

Learn the importance of mentorship by reading this interviewee's experiences on being mentored and being a mentor to students.

Why We Could All Use a Mentor