The Most Popular Posts of 2023
2023 was another significant year for this blog, with lots of new content, and more visitors and page views than ever before. Here are the most popular posts (as well as some of my own favorites) from the year. You…
The Best Books from 2023
Let us dare to think, read, speak, and write. (John Adams) For the last number of years, I’ve kept up the habit of sharing my favorite books from the year – and 2023 is no exception. I’ve still got a…
Three Steps Forward
The daily rhythm of success can be summarized simply: ‘three steps forward, two steps back.’ It hardly feels like success. To alternate between progress and failure feels mediocre. It feels like daily life. It feels boring. Yet, it’s the mindset…
The Encounter (John Newton)
In evil long I took delight,Unawed by shame or fear,Till a new object struck my sight,And stopped my wild career:I saw One hanging on a treeIn agonies and blood,Who fixed His languid eyes on me,As near His cross I stood….
Monotasking and Your Phone
Introductory Explanation This year I was excited to read a book. Just the title of the book itself was enough to get me thinking. “The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better.” Such a book…
Female Pastors? Examining What the Bible Says about Women in Ministry
For two thousand years, Bible-believing Christians have maintained that women have a significant role in God’s kingdom. They share the gospel of Jesus evangelistically. They have unique opportunities to raise families, training children and speaking God’s truth into the lives…
Giving Thanks for the Present
Entrepreneur and creative director Andrew Anabi on how to cherish life (quoted from James Clear): “When life changes, you will probably miss the way it was. You may miss those long morning drives or walks to the office, or those hectic family…
The History of the Church by Century
NOTE: see the article ‘The History of the World by Century’ for a similar article on world history. In order to understand history, it is necessary to develop a framework or ‘pegboard’ on which to attach people, places, and events….
Learning to Pray with Jacob
Christians must learn to pray effective prayers. Jesus tells us as much in the Sermon on the Mount. First he rebukes the heathen, who assume that their wordiness is what makes prayer effective. Then he provides a model for truly…
The Coming ‘Brave New World’
I’ve recently wanted to write something about the significance of the book ‘Brave New World,’ one of the most prophetic books of the twentieth century. However, when I read this short essay from Yuval Noah Harari in ‘Tribe of Mentors’…
