Whether this year made you focus and thrive or it kicked you in the teeth, there is something I think we've all learned about ourselves through hard times. 2020 was no different than any other year, except that it forced the entire globe to face one major threat together. I think there was something oddly …
When I turned 18, one of the very first things I did was register to vote. I remember being so proud to have the opportunity to help decide who got to sit in the Oval Office behind that big desk. Me! Of all people! And I did nothing to earn it except make my appearance …
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Every lie we buy into about ourselves is rooted in what we believe about God. Jennie Allen If you don't know the author Jennie Allen, I highly recommend her. The quote above is from one of her newer books called Get Out of Your Head and ever since I read that in her devotional version …
It is almost month 8 of wearing a mask where I live and it has radically changed our day-to-day lives. The process for grocery shopping, ordering food, and going to doctor visits has added obstacles that most Americans didn't have to think about before the coronavirus came to our shores. The world has changed, and …
You know that saying, "You don't get to choose your family, but you always get to choose your friends"? I wholeheartedly believe that God intended friendships to be necessary and crucial to making it through this world. Now, friendship has never once come easy for me; in fact, I've never felt qualified to write about …
The popular child's game "I Spy" has been around since (at least) the 18th century. My family plays a variation on road trips where you have to find objects based on the order of the alphabet. And when you're going through the middle of nowhere and can't find anything that starts with a "V" or …
My stepdad has pretty cool taste in music. I remember his CD collection ranging from Broadway musicals to Enya and SEAL to The Nitty Gritty Band and Aerosmith. One of my favorites, though, was Phil Collins and his British rock band Genesis. Genesis released a song called "Abacab" in the early 80s, which reflected the …
If I were to ask about your favorite individual in the Bible, I know who wouldn't come up in your top 5. Actually, if I asked your favorite apostle, I know who wouldn't top your list (other than one J. Iscariot!). Andrew was one of Jesus's twelve apostles and he's only mentioned twelve times in …
The Broadway sensation Hamilton is sweeping the nation again as it opens its story up to the masses via Disney's streaming service. In watching it again (don't ask how many times!), there's always one song that sticks out to me: "It's Quiet Uptown." Without giving too much away, Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza experience …
There is something truly dangerous that arises when people draw lines between one another. Blue vs. red party, male vs. female, vanilla vs. chocolate, SEC vs. BIG12, and white vs. color. While some of these are meant to lighten my point, I know that you can pick out moments of history where these separations have …
