The Lie of Optimization
You have plentiful hours in front of you. Do not let our optimization-obsessed culture prevent you from resting in that.
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I Am the Captain of My Soul, and Other Lies We’ve Believed
While I sympathize with the sentiment to try to conquer whatever circumstances are currently befalling us, we are still at the mercy of the tides.
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Desire Like Dynamite
To bend the will, you first must change the heart.
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A Better Motto Than Live, Laugh, Love
To be filled with wonder, we must first be humble creatures who believe it worth our time to bend low to examine this world, to get into the grit of it, and see it for what it truly is
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Made for Wonder
In some ways, even though they are superstars at the moment, they were made “right-sized” in a way none of us non-astronauts ever will be. They were given the chance to put our Earth and the solar system into perspective, at least a little bit.
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Look for the Light
No matter our physical or mental state, our age or abilities, God is working in the darkness, bringing light to souls through Christ.
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Echoability
My children look at the things God has made, and the echo reverberates through their minds, making connections and painting pictures of the truths the Creator intended for them to discover like treasure.
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On Clichés
There will be a last time that your child holds your hand to cross the street, but you won’t know it when it happens. But one day, you’ll realize that they don’t do that anymore. There will be a last time they all ride in the car with you.
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I Will Most Gladly
Rather than being in danger of losing myself as I served my family, I usually faced the opposite danger of holding myself back, of measuring out my service.
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Easter Monday, Christina Rossetti
Out in the rain a world is growing green,
On half the trees quick buds are seen
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Links for Holy Week
Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday have come up rather fast for me this year. Maybe it’s the same for you. Whether you’re wholly prepared to celebrate or skidding into the week barely hanging on, the list below is to serve you this week.
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On Tolkien Reading Day
When we see news of a miraculous conception come to a young woman in Galilee, we can imagine a crumbling stronghold. Evil’s end is sure.
