Posts tagged “Culture”
Counterculture
When you talk to baby boomers about their high school and college days, they may get a dreamy look in their eyes as they…
You are not defeated
Do you ever feel defeated before you even get out of bed? The headlines from the day before or struggles of friends and families,…
I learned this lesson from a garage sale
It was the end of my second garage sale, and I still possessed a bunch of junk. Just like my first garage sale. What…
Carry on
Following the death of Prince Philip, I read a quote from Nick Bullen, who worked with the prince for his 90th birthday celebration. “He…
The prayer of a struggling believer
Father, I’m struggling right now. My heart is heavy, and I don’t even fully understand what I’m feeling. I know I’ve messed up. I’ve…
The first rule of holes
“Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made” (Psalm 7:15). Stubbornness is one of our failings. We…
Backline and nonessential workers: You were made for such a time as this
A few weeks back, I read an article about the ICU staff working with COVID patients in England. The article stated that these frontline…
Take the best of 2020 into 2021
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” If we didn’t know better, we might think Charles Dickens was referring…
Rest for the weary
The year 2020 has been wearisome. I don’t know that I’ve gotten more or less sleep, but politics and the pandemic have left me…
When saying “Thanks!” is hard
I got the text while I was at work. “We can’t come,” it read. Oh no. The visit we had been looking forward to…
3 words that will change your election-year fear
The year 2020, it appears, is the year of fear. As I write these words, there’s no emotion that seems to have gripped more…
Refreshments
There’s a phrase in the English language that’s better than most things one can hear in life. I’m speaking, of course, of the statement:…