It is difficult for me to write a book without quoting Matthew 6:33 or Romans 12:2 (I can see my wife’s eyes rolling as I type this). But Romans 12:2 helps us understand why Paul thought reading is …
Head and Heart
There’s sadly a strain of faith that discounts “head knowledge” as inferior to heart change. The Bible doesn’t put one over the other and neither should we. Peter urges us to “grow in the …
Running the Right Race
One of the more lucrative summer jobs some of my friends got in college was harvesting fish in Alaska. The hours were long, the weather was cold, there was little sleep and much isolation, but ten or …
Unlearning Complacent Ignorance: Learning the Value of Wisdom
When people think of Jesus, what do you imagine are some of the first thoughts and descriptions that come to their minds? What adjectives or nouns flow through yours? Many would say …
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Unlearning the Need to Be in Control: The Great Adventure of Finding Your Place
This is part two of chapter six of my book in progress, The Art of Unlearning. This post won’t make nearly as much sense if you haven’t read part one of this chapter, which you can …
Unlearning the Need to Be in Control: Learning the Way of the Wind
The wonderful thing about life in Christ is that it’s more like driving a taxicab than working a mail route—you never know who you’ll meet or where you’ll go next.[i] Disneyland is the …
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