Monday is for Habits

This month we have been thinking about ways to tackle school. We have looked at how to read, write, and even specifically, how to use our cell phone wisely. I wanted to look at one more area that I think…

ADD refers to a psychological ailment known as attention deficit disorder. It refers to an inability to focus, think deeply, and stay on task. In Tony Reinke’s book, 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You, Reinke argues that our cell…

Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. By the end of his life, he had penned forty-three books and opined in thousands of columns. Surprisingly, many do not know that Churchill performed terribly in school, regularly neglecting…

I recently had some friends move to Louisville. Matt feels called to ministry and knew that a good next step would be some seminary training. The only problem is that Matt never got his undergraduate degree. Matt is such a…

Marie Curie is the first woman to win the Nobel prize and spent her life pursuing a deeper understanding of the atom. In fact, Marie Curie discovered the elements radium and polonium, coined the term radioactivity, first assigned radioactivity a…

By: Matt Damico Who Is Sufficient for These Things? A Look at the Qualifications for Ministry When you apply for a job, it’s wise to spend time looking over the job description. You need to know if you’re even qualified…

When George and I began the process the church had outlined for ordinations, one of the things that I did at that time was to read “Am I Called” by Dave Harvey and then reread it with my wife. Eventually,…

I will never forget this one particular life changing conversation I had with George. I had known George since I was 16 when we met working in a mechanics shop in North Carolina. After multiple moves for both his family…

This month has been intense if you’ve been reading along. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil have not just been thought about, but experienced. In a word, life can just feel heavy. Today has personally been a very hard…

“Others.” A plaque of golden wood sat above the threshold with this word etched boldly into it. I first noticed it sitting at the kitchen table of my mentor’s home while eating breakfast with him and his family. This family…