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Reason, Prayer, and Why They Go Together Like PB and J
May 6th was the National Day of Prayer and Day of Reason—a thought-provoking combination. Benjamin Franklin once said, "The way to see by...
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May 10, 20212 min read


The Worker's Prayer
I recently saw a post that said something along the lines of, "Be the best at whatever you do," and it struck me as slightly far-fetched....
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May 3, 20212 min read


107, At Wit's End
Lost, chained, a fool, or at wit's end. Which one are you? Try finding yourself in the spectrum of Psalm 107's desperate people. Are you...
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Apr 19, 20212 min read


Under the Fig Tree
"This was done for you." Season 2, Episode 2, The Chosen. Nathaniel sits under a fig tree with a stack of failed dreams in his...
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Apr 14, 20212 min read


Happy Resurrection! What Now?
I shy away from blogging on Easter weekends—probably because the greatest point in history needs no commentary from a first-year geek at...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read


I Got Slapped in the Face Today (and Other Thoughts)
Don't you just love it when your daily devotion reaches out to slap you in the face? I certainly do. Well, mostly. Some of the time. It...
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Mar 24, 20212 min read


Lifeboats and Tigers and Fears, Oh My!
“I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary ... It...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read


I Need You to Carry On
I'm trying to start a new habit. I love going for walks down my country road when my head feels crowded with the things of this big ol'...
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Mar 10, 20212 min read


Jesus Laughed.
I can happily say that my new favourite show is officially The Chosen—not only marked by quality acting, sweet costumes, killer...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read


Troy, Gabriella, and the Terrifying Future
Anyone who's watched High School Musical or the Teen Beach Movie or any such Disneylicious teen drama know that at some point or another,...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read


The "Hammering Process:" Too Hard, Too Soft, or Just Right?
The 39 books of the Old Testament paint a picture of what C.S. Lewis calls the "hammering process—" centuries of God's hard-line training...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read


The Squirrel Mentality (and Why We Need It)
Squirrels get a bad rap. I know from experience—watching my family's ongoing bird-feeder vs. squirrel feud of feuds—but I can't help...
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Jan 21, 20212 min read


It's Not All Your Brain's Fault
I don't abide by everything in my psychology course, but here's a fun fact (at least as I understand it): between ages 15 and 25, the...
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Jan 18, 20213 min read


How Was Your Productive-in-Its-Own-Way Thursday?
Now, I typically don't write my Thankful Thursday posts at eight o'clock on Thursday night, but when life hands you lemons and a busy...
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Jan 14, 20212 min read


When Caring Is Inconvenient
It's remarkably easy to give someone the impression that we care about them. We all know the proper protocol: paint our faces in the...
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Jan 12, 20213 min read


Here's What We Know About 2021
So, I could write an entire post on the ups and downs of 2020 and its multiple dimensions of weird/difficult/sobering/painful/illuminatin...
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Jan 4, 20213 min read


Here's What I've Learned About Expectations
I think it's fairly safe to say that we've all had expectations drenched in a cold wave of reality. Human beings are creative. We're...
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Dec 30, 20203 min read


A Cumulation of Clarity
A day or so ago, I entreated heaven for clarity. I've struggled for a long time with the desire to use my passions for the Lord, but my...
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Dec 21, 20203 min read


Snowmen Smiles
Meet Dudley, Myrtle, and Rudy, the three happy snowmen mascots of this Thankful Thursday post. Technically, I should be studying for my...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read


Ahikam's Lead
Jeremiah—what a book. I mean, really, what a story. Like so many of God's prophets, he was thrown into a role he felt ill-equipped for,...
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Dec 15, 20203 min read
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