Month: December 2017
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PrayerMate: An App That Vastly Improved My Prayer Life
My prayer life has been dramatically improved from the use of this app.
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What is the Christmas Spirit Anyway?
It’s almost Christmas again! My reflections from last year still hold true, about getting into the “Christmas spirit.”
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I’m Sorry, You Apologized for WHAT?? A Brief Look at Our Over-Apologizing Culture
Originally published 12/15/17. Updated 1/2/21. I can’t tell you how it started. I can tell you that once I noticed it, it was everywhere and impossible to ignore. The overuse of “I’m sorry.” I was formerly a power-user of the phrase, and I read an article a few years back exploring the folly of its […]
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An Open Letter to Critics of #ThoughtsAndPrayers
Right after the tragic church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas in early November, social media was flooded with the usual chorus of people posting “sending thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families. This is an entirely normal reaction to a tragedy, to acknowledge a sense of helplessness and beseech the Almighty to intervene […]
