Category Faith

Shoot your arrow

Communication is one of the hardest things we do. When it's done with arrows, it's even harder. This story from the Bible has practical implications for us in speaking truth to one another. Do you need to speak some hard truth to someone you deeply care about?

Be shrewd

One of Jesus’ most perplexing comments was “…make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth…” We need to take to heart his warning of being naive and avoid idolizing “nice" even as we embrace biblical shrewdness.

What are you too old for?

At some point along the way, we lose our capacity for wonder. C.S. Lewis reveals his knowledge of that in an often-overlooked paragraph of his "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." In the book's dedication to his goddaughter, Lucy, we learn a lesson that has the potential of nurturing our souls.

Is it good for you to burn with anger?

What if underlying anger was THE issue of our culture today? What if it was the kindling for all of our cancel culture, outrage machine? Do we have a right be angry? This post examines the results of an angry prophet and may implode our protestations of "righteousness indignation."

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