Category: General Thoughts

Perfect Strength

In the midst of the gym closures for COVID, I invested in a squat rack....

Pray. Give. Go.

“Pray. Give. Go.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard on a regular basis since childhood, particularly around Christmastime. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s 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 “New Year’s resolution” is an interesting one. We don’t call it a “goal” or a “promise” or a “decision.” We call it a...

On Idols

                For anyone who didn’t know, a few months ago I moved from Charleston, South Carolina to Yokosuka, Japan. It’s definitely been an interesting transition;...

The Hardships of Heroes

In JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo, the eponymous hobbit, finds on his front porch a wizard who declares, “I’m looking for someone to share in...

The Power of Fiction

I’ve had a lot of free time lately, and in that time, I’ve 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. Hitchen’s arguments went something like this:...
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