People want to flourish. Aristotle surmised that the most basic longing people have is for eudaimonia, usually translated as happiness but perhaps better understood as contentedness of mind...
Ecclesiastes 3 begins by saying, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Eccles. 3:1, ESV). Every day is an opportunity to...
If you knew without a doubt that you could not fail in accomplishing one major goal, what goal would you set for your life? I have heard this...
My least favorite day of the year is a Sunday in November—the end of daylight savings time, the day we “fall back” an hour. Suddenly, it’s dark all...
Recently, I was giving a lecture about the goodness of God in a course about seeing life through a biblical worldview. In discussing God’s goodness, I explained that...
I love to give gifts; it’s my favorite part of Christmas. It’s a special kind of fun to choose the perfect toys for my six nephews and find...
A mid-life crisis is no longer the center of attention, because a quarter-life crisis has emerged onto the scene. Everyone over the age of thirty seems to talk...
On a beautiful Saturday in June, my three siblings and I held a party for my parents to celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary and my dad’s 90th birthday....
Panic! Perhaps you’re feeling it. The countdown is on. Holidays are quickly approaching. Family and friends are coming! There might be decorating to finish, food to prepare, tables...
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