A Big Birthday Prayer
I am turning fifty in a couple of days. On the one hand, it’s shocking. Fifty is a big number that arrived while I was doing other things. It kind of feels like out-of-town guests who arrived at my front door two days early. I was aware, but I thought I had more time. On […]
3 Tips To Avoid Wasting Time
The writer, Annie Dillard, said, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” We live in an era where there are countless ways to spend, invest, or squander time. All of us have experienced the satisfaction of giving our all and coming to the end of a workday knowing we […]
Living With the Highest Level of Authenticity
Social media has numerous advantages—it’s an easy way to stay connected to friends and get information out quickly. One of the downsides, though, is that social media can lack authenticity. People tend to post the highlight reels of their lives and not the day-to-day realities. Take an unflattering picture? Crop the photo and put a […]
3 Reasons Christians Should Read Fiction
Recently, I had a conversation with a Christian man in his early thirties who said he didn’t think there was any value in reading fiction. He went as far as to say that he believes it’s a waste of time for the Christian. He was well-mannered and pleasant —but I believe he’s wrong. As I […]