I'm going to gripe for a few minutes, so bear with me... Normally, I prefer listening to Christian radio stations when I drive. I find it generally uplifting and better food for the soul than the alternative on other stations. Most of the pre-sets on my radio point to Christian stations and if one of …
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Book Review: “Not a Fan” by Kyle Idleman
It is rare when I am blown away by a book, but that has happened this week upon reading Kyle Idleman's Not a Fan. Idleman is a teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, one of the largest churches in the U.S. Until a week ago today, I confess I had no idea who …
Doing the Simple, Right Thing
I want to say "thank you" to some mystery person at the Kentucky State Fair today for doing the simple, right thing. I have no idea who it was or anything about this person other than that it was a female. Here is what happened... I enjoyed a morning at the fair in Louisville with …
Book Review: “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan
It seems far too presumptuous of anyone - especially me - to review one of the greatest Christian classics of all time, so let me say up front that this is not a review in the sense of a critique of this timeless allegory first published in 1678. It is, rather, a reaction to having …
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Pronouns, Individualism, and the Human Heart
I read with interest this week a brief note from the Harvard Business Review blog regarding a recent study of pronouns used in books published in America between 1960 and 2008. According to the study: Use of singular pronouns like "I" and "me" increased 42% over the time period. Use of plural pronouns like "we" and …
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