Spiritual Claustrophobia
I’ve always enjoyed the country. I grew up in a fairly small town in South Carolina that had three stoplights within the city limits. It was nothing of a big city. My grandparents owned 100 acres of farmland in middle Tennessee with a few cattle. We used to visit there every summer. I loved riding…
Why Giving Reasons for Faith is Not Optional
As Americans we like to keep our options open. We don’t like to commit. And we especially don’t like to submit to anything or anyone. Unfortunately that mindset creeps into our vision of what following Christ looks like. As a result, sometimes essentials in the Christian life get turned into options. Let me explain. All…
How to get Clarity from your Supervisor
Perhaps the most fundamentally critical aspect of anyone being able to produce their best work is truly understanding what it is your supervisor wants from you. While this seems like it should be easy there are a variety of ways this can become fuzzy or unclear. Perhaps you have different communication styles, perhaps they don’t…
