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What Holds Us Together

What Holds Us Together

Several years ago, former pastor Rob Bell participated in a radio show debate over a controversial topic in the Church. Theologically liberal Bell was paired against a conservative-leaning opponent. The video recording of the debate shows two men growing increasingly exasperated, repeating their viewpoints to no avail. Tension between the

The Measure of Your Worth

The Measure of Your Worth

Worth beyond performance and two types of vices

Wondering Our Way Into Truth

Wondering Our Way Into Truth

How to live well and not be all grown up

Slower, slower, slower

Slower, slower, slower

When faster isn't better.

All Our Doors Were Open

All Our Doors Were Open

Two Learned or Too Learned?

Nothing to Give

Nothing to Give

Greater cost leads to greater transformation

Only Human Dancers

Only Human Dancers

Harder than it looks

Virgin Lemons

"...for those who struggle to make this life, such as it is, enough."

Unforgettable Strangers

Unforgettable Strangers

Some people I want to be like

Rich and Famous

Rich and Famous

The more you gain, the more you lose.

What Works for Them

What Works for Them

Their tradeoffs don't have to be yours

The Night City Tango

The Night City Tango

It's later than you think.

Future like a River

Future like a River

Nobody is Looking

Nobody is Looking

The alarm went off at the gym.

Pick a Side

Pick a side they said.

The Only Thing You Have to Do

The Only Thing You Have to Do

The only thing you have to do is die. That's the one choice no one has: whether or not to die.

Is Reading Fiction a Waste of Time?

Is Reading Fiction a Waste of Time?

Want to develop empathy? Read more fiction.

Thieves of Joy

Comparison, upward or downward, steals joy. It makes us envious, jealous, prideful, or arrogant. Hurry bulldozes joy. Think of the best moments in your life. Were you rushing? Joy doesn't sprint; it walks. Distraction, though it relieves discomfort temporarily, thwarts joy. It's hard to see the

Sincere Dreams, Loosely Considered

Sincere Dreams, Loosely Considered

It's not bad to want to fulfill childhood fantasies, but they don't have to be the definitive roadmap for your life. Dreams can change because people change.

Bigger Stories

Learning to love the story more than comfort

20 Lessons in 20 Years

20 Lessons in 20 Years

About two months ago I turned 20. Here are 20 lessons I would give my 19-year-old self. That thing you’re worried about–you don’t need to be. Relax. Remember all those things you fretted over in the past? Was it ever necessary? Did it ever help? No–so

Where's your Lispenard Street?

Where's your Lispenard Street?

We can choose our own “enough.”

Already in the Ocean

Already in the Ocean

One fish said to another, “I’m looking for the ocean.” Being saltwater fish, they were already swimming in the ocean. So the other replied, “What do you mean? You’re already here.” Exasperated, the first fish replied, “No, this is water. I’m looking for the ocean.” I often

17 Lessons On the Shortness of Life by Seneca

17 Lessons On the Shortness of Life by Seneca

It’s not that we don’t have enough time, but that we squander it.

Worth the wrinkles

Worth the wrinkles

It was summer–sunny and warm and heavenly. I must’ve been five years old, sitting with my grandma on her back deck. She lived in a beautiful cabin overlooking one of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. “Grandma, you’ve got a lot of wrinkles,” I giggled. She