To riff off of the late Eugene Peterson, I think I’m finally starting to understand that life – including discipleship, specifically – requires the committed and faithful act of “showing up”, day after day. As much as I tend to wish otherwise, there aren’t really any shortcuts. Shortcuts tend to come at the expense of […]
Sometimes glimmers of reality break through the fog. This wry comment from Ben Sixsmith exposes the untethered insanity of our current cultural moment as well as anything I’ve seen of late…
Professor & author Alan Jacobs recently made the decision to do something I’ve considered multiple times before: stop doing business with Amazon. Jacobs, a professor at Baylor and formerly at Wheaton College, has been on my radar since the mid-90’s through his appearances on the Mars Hill Audio Journal. He’s a thoughtful writer who examines […]
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:3-5) The church has spectacularly […]
As of the time of this post (mid-April 2020), the potential fallout from the COVID-19 virus is still a huge unknown. No one’s really sure how long the social distancing and stay-at-home orders will be in effect (or if they’ll be reinstated in the event of future recurring outbreaks). The short- and long-term ramifications […]
Windows 7 has officially reached end of support. After today – unless some particularly egregious exploit is discovered in the weeks and months ahead – there will be no more security updates for Windows 7 (although businesses with volume licensing can purchase extended support for up to 3 years). Windows 7 was/is kind of a […]
Because of their data collection practices, some time ago I swore off of Google services – at least those that require an account. I no longer use Android or Gmail, and I use DuckDuckGo rather than Google for search. (I do still use Google maps on occasion, but with tracking blockers, and without logging in). […]
I’m never more thankful to be off of Facebook than when some hot-button issue makes the news, and emotion inevitably short-circuits rational dialogue.
It’s coming up on a year since I dumped my Facebook account. The first few weeks post-Facebook were a bit odd, having had the habit of checking the site multiple times a day over the past several years, and seeing regular feedback on my posts. But over time, I slowly came to appreciate the freedom […]