Start your weekend with these five articles in the Reads of the Week. How Smartphones Hurt Sleep by Olga Khazan Blue lights tell our body to wake up. Khazan gives the science behind why we should power down our smartphones when we go to bed. Monty Williams and the Quiet Life of Faith by Cray Allred […]
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I played guitar in high school, and I wanted to minor in Digital Media. Guitar playing requires this little thing called rhythm. Digital media includes having the perspective to see the minute details. I had a desire to pursue the guitar and digital media, but they did not match how God wired me. My brother-in-law
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I have come to appreciate my wife Robyn’s wisdom. Often, people will ask for her perspective. It comes with a territory as a professional counselor. Last week, a person asked her about handling disagreements. As Robyn responded to the question, she shared a thoughtful piece of wisdom, “Sometimes in the heat of the disagreement, we
Start your weekend with these five articles in the Reads of the Week. Touchdown Jesus: Johnny Football’s Fall before the Altar of Icon by Valerie Dunham The best article that you read about Johnny Manziel. Dunham phenomenally observes our cultural objectifying of athletes. She brings a fresh and redeeming perspective to this issue. For All
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How well do you receive? Receiving sounds counter intuitive for many people. An unforeseen gift given to us can cause fear because the immediate feeling of reciprocating. We do an awkward dance when a person offers a compliment by downplaying it or deflecting it. Earning and deserving lie to us. In a world where we
Today marks the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday will lead us up to the Easter celebration of the resurrection. Several conversations will center on what people will fast for the next forty days. You may have given up social media, carbs, sugar, caffeine, or Netflix. Often, we can get caught up with practice – the
I sat across from a friend at lunch. We reminisced about our college experience a few years prior. The conversation turned towards our growth since that chapter of our lives. In the midst of this conversation, he commented to me, “You listen better now than before. I remember how often you used to interrupt people…”
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How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day as a child? You may have had a mailbox where you received the delivery cards and candy. Notes got passed with the checkbox for the question, “Do you like me?” Schools would allow students to fundraise by selling roses and secret singing grams. A classroom anxiously anticipated the blushing,
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Start your weekend with these five articles in the Reads of the Week. Two Boats, One Gospel: Black History Month and the Church’s Witness by Esau McCaulley February is Black History Month. McCaulley shares a compelling perspective on racial reconciliation with the grace and truth of the Gospel: In the midst of my anger, Jesus
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Prepare for the worst. You and I can think of scenarios where this applies. The moment you get the email saying, “Can I meet with you to discuss something?” It happens in the meeting where you have to pitch the idea. Some of us shiver with fear walking up to a podium for public speaking.
