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I remember reading Richard Winter’s book, Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion & Wonder. Winter argues that, despite having more entertainment options
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Culture or Christ?
More than twenty years ago, I read a remarkable book titled Culture Shift by David W. Henderson. Recently, I picked it up again and began
Death and Birth
Death often fills us with fear, sorrow, and uncertainty because we naturally focus on what we are leaving behind rather than what may lie ahead.
Nuggets of Wisdom – Summer 2026
Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets
The Dangers of Indifference
As the summer comes to a close, most of us return to the routines of the fall: children in school, a regular 5 day work
Who Is Really In Control
“Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.” Matthew 10:29
“Oh, How I love Thy Law”
When I was 12 my friends and I would swim in the Black Warrior River that ran right beside our neighborhood in Tuscaloosa. We would