Today marks the annual shift in the earth’s tilt, as the northern hemisphere slowly starts leaning towards the sun again, yielding an increase in the amount of daylight each day (until the summer solstice). And every year, it’s a day I rejoice.
Yesterday marked one month since I closed my Facebook account. Lo and behold, I live to tell the tale. I won’t repeat all the details from my farewell post on Facebook about why I left. But it was a combination of how the “Like” button was affecting me in a negative way spiritually the […]
The Pew Research Center recently published the results of a study on where adults are getting their news (and, tangentially, to what extent they’re even seeking it). In some ways, the results aren’t all that surprising. But in other ways, it’s kind of striking to see the differences among the age demographics. The implications for […]
I stumbled upon an interesting discussion with Ken Myers, creator and host of the Mars Hill Audio Journal. The Journal is a bi-monthly audio magazine of sorts. It originally started in 1993 as the ‘Mars Hill Tapes’, as it was originally distributed via the mail on cassette tape. I was among the early subscribers, and […]
“Personality is that peculiar, incalculable thing that is meant when we speak of ourselves as distinct from everyone else. Our personality is always too big for us to grasp. An island in the sea may be but the top of a great mountain. Personality is like an island, we know nothing about the great depths […]
An article at The Gospel Coalition addresses the question posed in the title of this post. And I have to say, simply through what I’ve observed in folks I’ve known personally over the years, as well as on-line acquaintances, I think there’s compelling evidence to suggest that the answer – in many cases – is […]