September 13, 2026

You “Experienced” It, Mark. But What Did You Do?

Mark Stephens describes years of legal battles, financial consequences, family changes and rebuilding as lessons he “experienced.” But there is a difference between surviving consequences and taking responsibility for helping create them. If Mark wants to talk about fruit, the gate has to work both ways.
September 7, 2026

Everyone Loves Self-Discipline Until the Medicine Bottle Has Their Name on It

Everyone loves self-discipline when it is advice for somebody else. It gets considerably less inspirational when the medicine bottle has your own name on it. Mark Stephens’ post about healing and discipline raises an obvious question: what happens when the medicine is accountability?