For nearly 15 years, I've been talking to men about their lives. I started to notice a pattern common to many, myself included: an eventual disillusionment with institutions, beliefs, subjects, or life itself after a season of zeal or passion. Religious zeal enters a deconstruction [...]
I originally wrote this post to close out 2019 and the 20-teens effectively. Whether it's your year-end review or the end of a relationship or whatever, I hope you make use of these 5 ways to finish strong. Pause. A good ending requires time, but [...]
Allow this movie nerd an analogy. Any good ending is like a good end-credits scene. The right timing, the right music… just the right level of nostalgia. Think Transformers with What I’ve Done. The Matrix with Wake Up. Or the Fellowship of the Ring with [...]
Goodbyes suck. Sort of. So why do we say “good” bye? Besides the fact that they're usually on good terms, I think there’s more hidden in the sadness and grief that can come with a parting. In fact, pain means that something special is leaving. I’ve [...]
Options + Entitlement = ...
Millennial reflections on turning 30. Let’s be honest: a lot of my life hasn’t gone as expected. My 20’s were tough. Bouts with anxiety and depression. A broken engagement. Add to that feelings of uncertainty and shifting social circles as friends move and marry, and [...]
Ever wish you were someone else? More extroverted, more intelligent, more fit, more (or less) whatever? You sure ain't alone. Sometimes I wish I was extraverted. Our world is an energetic and social one, and those with the most social energy often have advantages. They [...]
“whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14) Everyone knows how sucky it feels to be humbled. It almost always begins with entitlement: You think you deserve something, but then it slips from your grasp, or someone else [...]
Promise not to judge me? I used to have pretty strict views on dating. But give me a break: I was in leadership of a Christian student ministry and felt like I had to play the big bro. I wanted to protect the girls and [...]
They’re easy to pass over. Even the ones we buy for others - do we really put all that much thought into them? Perhaps we should. Either way, I think it’s safe to assume that the people who buy you your birthday cards actually believe [...]
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