Thursday, August 24, 2023
Clothes say a lot about us. At my high school, the clothes people wore were a giveaway for whether they were a band kid, theater kid, athlete, class officer, and so on. Grownups are no different. The clothes we wear are cues for the jobs we work, the events we attend, or the teams we… Read more
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Everybody’s favorite football team knows the feeling – three seconds to go, down by two, and the kicker misses an easy field goal. “I can’t believe he missed that!” everyone laments. We say the same thing about ourselves all the time. We lose our temper, forget an assignment, miss a deadline, return to an unhealthy… Read more
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
“Don’t worry, God has a plan.” Christians say that a lot, and we should! When people are hurting, disappointed, or confused, “God has a plan,” is a true and comforting promise. It’s just that when we say it, we mostly associate “God’s plan” with future, unknown circumstances. If someone is grieving a breakup, we say,… Read more
Monday, August 21, 2023
There is a difference between perspective and truth. Perspective is somebody’s individual point of view, opinion, or way of looking at things. It’s influenced by their experiences, beliefs, values, culture, and personal history. It’s the diverse and subjective way a person sees the world. Meanwhile, truth is a statement of fact. It is objectively independent… Read more