Imagine going to college right now in the midst of Covid. Wearing masks, online classes, social distancing, canceled sports and activities to name just a few changes. Sounds rough to me. Now imagine you are in America for the first time and English is not your first language. As an international student in your late teens or early twenties you … Read More
Podcast Episode 12 – Raymond Goodlett from Redemption Hill
In this episode we sit down with Ray Goodlett, a pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Richmond, Virginia. We talk through the Core4 pillars and dive into his professional soccer career, parenting and some amazing resources for the study of American history and specifically American Black history. Bourbon – W.L Weller Special Reserve Bourbon Background: Ray is married and has … Read More
Core4Life Book Review
What’s Next Best – How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done By: Matt Perman One day during lunch hour, I was perusing my favorite local thrift store and I would have most likely passed it by if I had not noticed John Piper’s endorsement on the front cover. I usually do not pay much attention to the … Read More
Podcast Episode 11 – Marc Benedict from Fidei Architecture
In this episode, we talk with our good friend Marc Benedict, from Fidei Architecture. We talk through the Core4 pillars and the impact they have had on his life as a husband, father, and entrepreneur. Bourbon: Rittenhouse Bourbon Mark is married to Shannon and they have two children. beDRIVEN: Mark started Fidei Architecture with another friend, Dave. They started expanding on Dave’s … Read More
Goals
This week (and maybe more weeks into the future if this goes well), I am going to throw some Core4 pillar goals out there for the week and see how it goes. Time to focus on the daily wins to accomplish the bigger goals… beFIT Exercises of the Week: Push-ups: 60/day Curls: 30/day Reverse Flys: 30/day Air Squats: 60/day Crunches: … Read More
Volunteer Time
You don’t have to look very hard to see that our world has a lot of brokenness and pain. We chose beNOBLE as one of our core pillars because we want to do our part to give back and help others. We don’t do this perfectly but we want to keep this at the forefront of our minds and make … Read More
Podcast Episode 10 – Meet the Core4 – Ryan
For every tenth episode (10, 20, 30, & 40) we’ll dive in deep with a member of our own Core4. This time, Ryan talks about his life and how our 4 pillars of masculinity developed for him. Here’s what he talks about: He grew up in the church Has lived in Northeast Ohio most of his life (Aurora) but lived … Read More
Podcast Episode 9 – Pete Stancato from Nosotros Rock Climbing Gym
Core4Life Podcast #9 – Featuring Pete Stancato – Founder of Nosotros rock climbing gym in Lakewood and Cleveland Bourbon: Cleveland Bourbon beDRIVEN: Pete had worked a series of jobs before opening a rock climbing gym. From sales to social work and youth ministry he always felt that people didn’t want to talk with him. He wanted to start a business where people wanted … Read More
Thoughts from Sabbatical
The beChill pillar reminds us to relax and not take ourselves too seriously. Smell the roses, laugh, and just enjoy this gift of life we have been given. I am on a sabbatical from work for the month of June and have been trying to “chill” as much as possible. I work for a company that understands the need to … Read More
Flex Your Brain Muscles
It’s no secret that the four of us like working out together. It’s great for keeping our bodies strong and healthy. After all, these dad bods don’t make themselves! That’s why we focus one of our Core 4 pillars on physical fitness – beFIT. But there’s actually more to our pillar than just physical fitness. We also want to devote … Read More