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Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Sure, I memorized a bunch of facts in school, but everything I’ve ever really learned, I learned by taking on a project that was way over my head. Years ago, I started doing freelance website design. I primarily did the design and client management, and I paid a...
I’m a Christian, but…
Are we, as Christians, perpetuating our own negative stereotypes? The other day I was writing a grant for something, and I started to write “We are a Christian faith-based organization, but we are committed to serving all members of the local community, regardless of...
3 Strategies to Stop Brain Rot and Read More Books
Researchers at the University of California San Diego determined that the average American consumes approximately 105,000 words per day. 105,000 words. Those words come from a variety of sources, but a fair portion of them are things that you’re reading. This may come...
The News Media Has One Goal – Profit
In 2007, a news station in Columbus, Ohio hired me as a web editor. It was an exciting job for a 22-year-old. The three people in my department were in the middle of an open bullpen style newsroom. The police scanner was constantly blaring, with people rushing around...
The Power to Be Silent
Around 1300BC, the Israelites fled from Egypt and were trapped between the Red Sea and an army of angry Egyptians. They were freaking out. Moses told them, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14, NIV. Some translations say, “be...
Are You Ready to Take Jesus Seriously?
In the time of Jesus's birth, Herod was the Roman-appointed king over Judea. Herod had surely heard the legends of the once-great Jewish kingdom of David and Solomon. He undoubtedly knew, somewhere in the back of his mind, of the myth of a great and eternal ruler to...