We’ve all dealt with anxiety and stress before. Some of us more than others, but anxiety is not a foreign concept to any of us. And more than likely we’ve experienced the wonderful moment when someone shares this verse to encourage us to get over our anxiety: Do not be anxious about anything, but in…
The Three
1. The Wall Street Journal ran a story on a small study done on Facebook and marriages. And when I say marriages, I mean marriages that fail. The story was instantly adopted by several Christian leaders who I respect as the prime example why we must be careful when engaging in online media. While I…
5 Lessons Mad Men Taught Me About Life
I’ve been watching the first four seasons of Mad Men with Rose over the past six months. I know plenty of people who rave about the show and so I took the dive and plowed through over 50 episodes. At first I didn’t get what all the fuss was about, but toward the end of…
The Death of Christian Leadership
Not long ago I was playing a round of golf with my dad, who has been a pastor my entire life. Somehow, in a weird set of a circumstances, God called me to the same life of a minister, despite my strong desire to avoid such a thing happening all of my growing up years.…
How Blogging Changed My Life
Someone told me recently that the human brain comes up with 10,000 ideas a day. I can hardly wrap my head around the immensity of that number, though it isn’t necessarily surprising to me either. What is surprising to me is not that we have the ability to process so many ideas each day, but…
Welcoming the Mystery of Depression
I’ve written before about how the struggles many have with depression really hits home for me. It’s something that several people close to me struggle with off and on, to the point of needing medical help to combat the recurring issues. Studies show that around 25% of the US population has struggled with depression for…