Posts tagged “Culture”
Seek truth
It’s hard to know what to do when you don’t know what is true. I felt that way when COVID first hit. As the…
New year, new YOU?
Do you ever make New Year’s resolutions? Better yet, have you ever kept one? Why do we do this every year? Is it because…
The economy of more
Last year I asked for more. I had one insane financial goal, and I asked God to help me meet it. He did. And…
A walk in my shoes
When I was little, I loved putting on my mom’s high-heeled shoes and imagining I was a grown-up. I remember looking out the car…
Don’t give up on Jesus
We are three weeks into the new year, so maybe you, like me, have already started writing the correct year on important documents. How’s…
Stock your arsenal
I’m not sure about you, but I don’t have too many enemies. I had that one terrible landlord once, a couple disgruntled employees, and…
Culture of comparisons
We live in a culture of comparisons. That thought hit me while watching Thanksgiving football last year. I noticed that when the TV flashed…
The existential question
I’m going out on a limb, and I’d like to take you with me. I think it’s time we shed the worn-out exoskeletons of…
Rockin’ to the oldies
My apologies to any of you who don’t have oldies yet. You will. I think often of my former students who are trapped in…
In a world of conspiracies, how do you find the truth?
The Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma was prophetic. Granted it is ironic that Netflix produced a movie that bashed addictive media that removes people…
God and the preacher
“Hey, Preacher, why so glum?” “Nothing I’m doing seems to be working. People aren’t coming to church. Money is tight. There’s conflict at meetings….
Why science might not be the best way to prove the Christian faith
I know quite a few parents whose adult children have renounced their faith recently. Their kids grew up in a Christian home, went to…