We Must Not Glorify Anxiety
It’s no secret that in the four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the rates of anxiety have skyrocketed, particularly among young people. However, along with that has come an accompanying trend...
View ArticlePraying for Discernment
“Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong; it’s knowing the difference between right and almost right.” This quotation attributed to Charles Spurgeon captures the difficulty...
View ArticleLove Even for Oppressors
Dividing the world’s population is easy: Salty cravers and sweet cravers. Avocado lovers and avocado haters. Conservatives and Progressives. Coffee drinkers and tea drinkers. Jocks and nerds....
View ArticleWrestling in Prayer
Aside from many elementary-school recesses, my football career was very short-lived. It consisted of exactly one “powderpuff” game during Homecoming Week my senior year of high school. We girls each...
View ArticleCompetition…to God’s Glory?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!With March madness coming,The office is humming with bracket-brained cheer!It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’ll be brackets for busting,Buzzers...
View ArticleResurrection Sunday Hope for a Tuesday Afternoon
Easter Sunday has a special vibe about it. The church is fuller than normal. Everyone is dressed a little extra fancy. Voices have a little more oomph than they do during a typical worship service....
View ArticleGod’s Training Program
The best part of every movie in the Rocky franchise is the training montage—the footage of Rocky, finally inspired to take on the opponent he should have no business fighting, getting up early,...
View ArticleA Song in the Desert
Stranded. Thirsty. Alone. Helpless. Thirsty. Lost. Desperate. Weary. Thirsty. Thirsty. Thirsty. I’ve never been lost in the desert, but if I were, I suspect my thoughts would run along these lines....
View ArticleHow Do I Meditate? 10 Tips for “Chewing the Cud”
“This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in...
View ArticleWant to Grow in Hospitality? Start with Your Inner Circle
I suppose I should start this whole post with a confession. I stink at hospitality. Despite my best efforts, I will never win any awards for my hostess-ing, cooking, decorating, or feng-shui skills....
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