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When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned, What Makes You Face Another Day? Have you ever stopped and genuinely asked yourself what keeps you going? Not the automatic answers. Not the things you think you’re supposed to say. But the real answer. What makes you get out of bed every morning and face another day? Is … More What Keeps You Going?
When Your Convenience Becomes Everyone Else’s Inconvenience I’ve come to the conclusion that we’ve completely lost our understanding of what a drive-thru is supposed to accomplish. The concept seems relatively simple. You drive up. You conduct a transaction. You drive away. The entire purpose is convenience and efficiency. At least, that’s what I thought. Apparently, … More The Chronicles of the Drive-Thru Hostage
You Don’t Have to Have the Worst Life to Be Having the Worst Day of Yours There is a phrase we say when life becomes overwhelming. “I know other people have it worse.” I’ve said it. You’ve probably said it. Maybe we’re trying to keep things in perspective. Maybe we’re reminding ourselves to be grateful. … More Everyone Is Carrying Something
I have recently concluded that there are only three possibilities. America is suffering from a catastrophic shortage of turn-signal bulbs. Nobody remembers what the little stick on the left side of the steering column does. Or we have collectively decided that where we’re going is nobody else’s damn business. I don’t know which one concerns … More The Chronicles of the Broken Blinker
There is a version of Christianity being presented today that increasingly bothers me. It is a Christianity that never confronts. Never challenges. Never resists. Never draws a line. It is polite, agreeable, accommodating, and above all else, harmless. And usually, the justification comes from Scripture. Love your neighbor. Love your enemies. Pray for those who … More Christianity Was Never Meant to Be Harmless
It is October. The leaves are beginning to change. The temperature is dropping. Sweaters are emerging from closets. Somewhere, a woman wearing boots and an oversized scarf is taking a picture of a coffee next to a decorative gourd. And apparently, I am supposed to be excited about pumpkin spice. I am not. Every year, … More The Pumpkin Spice Chronicles
Apparently, I’m Not Qualified to Invent Lunch A few days ago, I had an idea. Not just any idea. An idea so remarkably simple that I couldn’t believe a multibillion-dollar corporation hadn’t already thought of it. So, I did what any reasonable person recovering from surgery with time on their hands would do. I submitted … More The Chronicles: They Stole My Hamburger, Part II
I did something today that may eventually make someone very wealthy. Unfortunately, I have a strong suspicion that someone will not be me. I submitted a new product idea to a major fast-food company. I’m not going to tell you which company. I’m not going to tell you what the product is. And I’m definitely … More The Chronicles of the Unemployed Man: They Stole My Hamburger
I wrote about Halloween last year. I wasn’t planning to write about it again. Then I went to church. It was the end of September, and I was visiting a large congregation. As I looked through the upcoming events, there it was: Halloween activities. I shouldn’t have been surprised. Churches across America do some version … More Why Halloween Has No Place in the Church
I went to church this morning. For a lot of people, that probably isn’t a particularly noteworthy statement. You get up on Sunday morning, get ready, drive to church, sit in your usual place, talk to people you know, listen to the message and go home. For me, going to church often comes with another … More Finding a Church Where You Belong