One of my favorite Christian songs is Oceans by Hillsong. It contains a powerful message about trusting and surrendering our lives to Christ. There’s a line in the bridge of the song that really brings it all together for me: “Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders.” I love hearing...
Read MoreI bring my Bible with me almost everywhere I go. It’s a practice that I’ve carried with me since my undergrad days. In university, I kept a small red-colored pocket-sized Bible in my bag. It was small and light enough to not be so cumbersome since I had a lot of other books I needed...
Read MoreAs I’ve written several times in this blog, I spend quite a bit of time at a local coffee shop near my home. Not only does the space serve as my regular office, but it also serves as a place where I can meet all kinds of interesting people and have fascinating conversations. Of course...
Read MoreI read an article the other day that stated that the average American watches 5 hours of television a day. I honestly think that’s too much TV. In fact, I wrote about my long gone TV habits over a year ago. Now I do concede that TV, when consumed in...
Read MoreHuman beings are introducing themselves to fellow human beings all the time. It happens at parties, at business meetings, and at various planned events and random encounters. Introducing ourselves to others is a normal—albeit a bit awkward—part of human social...
Read MoreAs we get older, one of the things we become really bad at is making new friends. As children, we used to do it all the time. We’d make new friends in the classroom or at the playground. And we used to do it quite naturally. But for one reason or another, as we get older, we tend to...
Read MoreI like to think of myself as a really practical guy. I buy things that would hopefully last for a really long time. I do research on all of my big purchases to make sure I get the best bang for my buck. I’m always prepared for any situation, disaster, or zombie apocalypse.
Read MoreWe are probably the single biggest threat to our own productivity. Sure, others can distract us here and there with a text message. Or by stealing us away from what we’re doing. Or by sending us funny cat videos. (I do love cat videos, by the way. Send away.) But our own lack of...
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