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Hope or Hopium?

The other day I was doing some research related to financial investment when I came across an author who dismissed a particularly speculative money-making opportunity as “hopium.” Now, I’d never seen that word before, and it kind of captured my imagina …

What’s Your Motivation?

“What’s my motivation?” Actors have been asking that question for a long time. It’s not enough for them simply to follow the script they’re given: If they’re going to be convincing in their roles, they have to know why their characters say and do the t …

Listening for God’s Voice

I attended a Christian summer camp for the first time when I was 15.  It was shortly after I rededicated my life to God and started diving deeper into what it means to be a Christian and pursue a life that reflects Christ. It was a small high school le …

When Things Go Wrong

Trusting in God and His strength was the only thing I had left to keep me going at work last week. My best efforts seemed to fail me and those around me, but there was no choice but to press onward. As discouraged as I was, all I could do was lean on G …

A Broken Obsession

In her recent post on Her-Meneutics, Megan Hill discusses “The Very Worst Trend Ever.” And, no, it’s not using the term YOLO or naming your children after fruit or even wearing leggings as pants. Hill thinks the worst trend in the Christian community r …

Just Enough for Today

I walked past this quote every day during my sophomore year of college, where someone had posted it on the wall outside of my dorm room. It’s from Elisabeth Elliott’s (wife of slain missionary Jim Elliott) book Quest for Love. “If you are single today, …

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