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Danger: Luxury Warning

Where luxury lives, chaos is sure to follow. Here's some cautionary thoughts about entitlement, greed and how to nagivate affluence.(Visited 125 times, 1 visits today)

Our Christmas tree is still “alive”

What does it take to kill a Christmas tree? It's April, and ours is still perky! Here's a belated Easter devotional about this strange reality.(Visited 89 times, 1 visits today)

Book Reviews: Three books you’ll want to read this year

Orthodoxy, prayer and God's sovereignty. Three topics. Three books. Before your eyes cross and you move on, read these super brief reviews of each book. One or more of them may just wind up being your next favorite book.(Visited 130 times, 1 visits today)

Pocket This: Reflections on Jen Hatmaker, spiritual authority and Christian ignorance

I took a journey on the Segue Bus after reading a 10+ year-old article about Jen Hatmaker that made me laugh. Set aside about 20 minutes and take this journey with me through articles and observations with the benefit of hindsight.(Visited 144 times, 1 visits today)

Who loves you?

Is there someone whose attention and affection you crave? What do you do to earn a head turn? What can you do to turn their heart? In a surprise twist, your desire for their love can be fulfilled - but only by loving another first.(Visited 108 times, 1 visits today)

Not for neutral

Cars have a gear called “neutral.” In order to move forward when in neutral, you have to have an outside force working upon the car. What if Christians think they have a neutral gear when they don't?(Visited 156 times, 1 visits today)

Leave your Shire

As much as we may enjoy watching other people have adventures, brave challenges and risk their lives from the safety of a screen, there's one colossal epic that has our names written in it. Non-participation is not an option. We have to leave our Shires.(Visited 196 times, 1 visits today)

Top Posts of 2023

Each year I highlight the top posts based on traffic to my site. It’s a challenge to figure out these days because Substack doesn’t have great metrics or stats to summarize things. (Hint, hint, Substack!) Top Posts from 2023 Here are the 10 most trafficked blog posts from 2023, with #10 being the most-read. I […](Visited 95 times, 1 visits today)

A look back at 2023

Happy 2024. Here's a 1-minute look back at my 2023 as well as some of thoughts about how this year might look for me/you.(Visited 112 times, 1 visits today)

Top Books I Read in 2023

Here’s my annual listing of the Top Ten books I read in 2023, with some honorable mentions and a few more page-turning details.(Visited 141 times, 1 visits today)