In this episode of The Dialog, Josh Craft and Nick Surface explore why values alone are not enough to build a meaningful life. While most people choose values based on comfort, happiness, or how something feels in the moment, those values often shift with circumstances. Josh and Nick argue that values must be anchored to virtue, principles that are always good, always true, and always right, if they are going to produce lasting fruit.

Drawing from philosophy, psychology, history, and Scripture, the conversation unpacks how modern culture turned comfort into a guiding value and how that shift has shaped everything from decision making to health, money, and relationships. Using real world examples and personal stories, they show how small internal criteria quietly guide behavior over time, often leading to unintended consequences when those criteria are not rooted in truth.

Ultimately, this episode invites listeners to examine what actually governs their decisions. It challenges them to move beyond feelings as a compass and begin aligning their lives with virtues like wisdom, discipline, humility, and generosity. When values are built on virtue, they stop drifting and start shaping a life that endures.

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