Perfect Strength
In the midst of the gym closures for COVID, I invested in a squat rack....
Pray. Give. Go.
āPray. Give. Go.ā Itās a phrase Iāve heard on a regular basis since childhood, particularly around Christmastime. For anyone who doesnāt know, itās a call...
Propriety vs Passion
Perhaps, in truth, we desperately need leaders of fierce resolution, passion, and courage....
Get Over It
I also hate this phrase, and never more than when it applies....
Resident Foreigners
I was listening to a sermon recently on 1 Peter, where Peter talks about Christians as resident foreigners in the world. I realized with some...
Resolution
The phrase āNew Yearās resolutionā is an interesting one. We donāt call it a āgoalā or a āpromiseā or a ādecision.ā We call it a...
On Idols
For anyone who didnāt know, a few months ago I moved from Charleston, South Carolina to Yokosuka, Japan. Itās definitely been an interesting transition;...
The Hardships of Heroes
In JRR Tolkienās The Hobbit, Bilbo, the eponymous hobbit, finds on his front porch a wizard who declares, āIām looking for someone to share in...
The Power of Fiction
Iāve had a lot of free time lately, and in that time, Iāve done a good bit of reading. When I was little, my reading...
Is Religion Arrogant?
I recently listened to a debate between Christopher Hitchens and John Lennox, a prominent Christian apologist. One of Mr. Hitchenās arguments went something like this:...