The Roundup: Week Ending September 10, 2022

With the Queen's death, an otherwise quiet week that featured "new and improved" Apple products became somber. Included in this post is The Fantasy Football Anthem, the danger of pastors and burnout, the campaign to discredit a drug that effectively combats COVID-19, and the sad tale of Gibson’s Bakery.

Learning from yearning

We all have moments of longing that strike us at the oddest times. What is it about those surprise moments of melancholy that unites us as humans? Could it be that something/someone has a message?

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.

The Roundup: Week Ending August 27, 2022

Moviepass is back!?! // Dr. Fauci “retires” // The script flips on the vaccines // Biden’s student loan forgiveness edict // The FBI told Facebook to censor Hunter Biden laptop stories?!

The danger of consensus

In contrast to most who would say consensus is a good thing, Let me offer up some thoughts on when it's actually dangerous.

The Roundup: Week Ending August 20, 2022

The RoundUp collects the most recent news, listens and observations that caught my attention. This entry highlights: In light of the FBI raiding President Trump’s Florida home, one writer tracks some other disturbing cases.

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