People pleasing vs. people pleasing: What’s the difference?
People pleasing is good. People pleasing is bad. The key is knowing the difference. Make sense? At first, Paul the apostle seems …
What I’m learning from questions, Monkey Town, and questions about Monkey Town
Evolving in Monkey Town is about a southern, church girl, Rachel Held Evans, who grows up in fundamentalist Christian culture, enters a …
Whose info are you sharing?
Transparency can certainly deepen friendships, but if you’re going to be all open with your information, you have to ask yourself a …
Evolving and doubting and monkeys, oh my! – with Rachel Held Evans
Rachel Held Evans won awards for being a good Christian and knowing the right answers. Seriously. But like many Christians who grow …
Learning from mY Generation: Stories on the art of listening
Josh Riebock sent me a copy of his book, mY Generation: A Real Journey of Change and Hope. As he and I …
How transparent should we be with non-Christians?
I rediscovered a verse a few weeks before I wrote about the Opening Principle. That verse is forcing me to completely rethink my transparency guidelines. So I’d like your opinion: how much should we open up with non-Christians?
On feeling compassion
Jesus, moved with compassion, brought a widow’s dead son back to life. In contrast, before I sat down to write this, I killed about 85 ants. These are my thoughts on a virtue that’s eluded me my whole life: compassion.
The Opening Principle: How to help others open up
The Opening Principle says, “People open to open people.” In other words, when one person opens to another, the other usually responds …
Teaching kids (and yourself) to share
Everyone, but especially every Christian, wants to teach their children to share. Sharing is caring, and caring is cool. So how do …
Here’s a tip: Leave generous tips
Christians are known within the restaurant community not by their love, but by their lame tips… can we please do something about that?