It was a beautiful, late fall Tuesday morning. Sunny, crisp, colorful. My wife was getting her first pre-natal massage, so I texted her “call me when you get a chance.” I needed to talk to her about our health insurance. A few minutes later I got the call no husband ever wants to receive from…
Best of 2018
Somehow Christmas is a week away, which means 2019 isn’t far away. Here’s a look at some of my favorite things from 2018. Music—Albums 1. Leon Bridges “Good Thing” Try as I might to pick another album I loved more, I keep coming back to this one. So good. 2. Lord Huron “Vide Noir” I…
The 13 Best Quotes from Why Liberalism Failed
I recently finished reading Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen. The book came highly recommended by several for understanding our current times. I found it provocative, timely, and necessary for people all on sides of the political and economic spectrum. Despite what you might assume from the title, this is not a pro-conservatism or pro-Republican party…
Called Out Episode 016: Hannah Anderson
How do you determine what’s good? In our day of fake news and biased media and endless marketing ploys, deciding what to buy into is getting more difficult all the time. On this episode of Called Out, hear from Hannah Anderson as she walks us through how we can know whether something is true, noble, right, pure,…
Called Out Episode 015: Kyle Strobel on Jonathan Edwards
We cannot avoid the mistakes of the past without learning from those who have gone before us. Listen to Kyle Strobel share about why he’s devoted much of his life to studying the work of Jonathan Edwards, and what we can learn from him. Though Edwards is most known from his mid-1700s sermon titled “Sinners…
Called Out Episode 014: #Fail
You know you fear failure if your motivation to avoid failure exceeds your motivation for success. This is the crippling reality many face today because past failure has led them to believe they are failures entirely, and the grip of shame from failure never relents. Though failure is a reality in life for everyone, few…