I must admit that I don’t have a keen understanding of physics. But I do know a little bit about spiritual health, emotional health, and church-planting. And I’m wondering if there might be some benefit to borrowing the term “center … Continue reading
I ran the Run to Read Half-Marathon in Fairmont, West Virginia, this weekend. And it ended up being a much tougher race than I expected — but, oddly, not for any of the reasons I might have expected. I had … Continue reading
I’m running my first half-marathon of 2020 on Saturday. I’ve followed a twelve-week training plan to prepare for the race. And I’ve done enough of these races to know that my mileage needs to decrease this week. There’s not much … Continue reading
It’s not exactly a New Year’s Resolution because its scope is longer than this year. But I’ve been thinking of a new quest: completing a half-marathon for every month of the calendar. The half-marathon is my favorite racing distance. It’s … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019, Top Ten Books of 2019, Top Ten Hikes of 2019, and Top Ten Ministry Moments of 2019, I thought that I would conclude my lists with looking back … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019 and Top Ten Books of 2019, I’m following the pattern that I established last year, turning my attention to hikes that I’ve been privileged to enjoy in … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019, I thought that a list of my favorite reading material would be good. Reading seemed to be a bigger focus for 2019 than it was … Continue reading
It’s that time of year for retrospection. Earlier this month, I shared some observations supplied by Spotify regarding my and my friends music listening patterns from 2019. But the truth of the matter is that Spotify only represents a portion … Continue reading
My second Christmas Break book this year was Raymond Carver’s collection of short stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. I love short-form fiction, even though I don’t actually take the time to read it more than once or … Continue reading
Many cultures believe that ethnicity in conferred through their women (I just learned that the word for this is matrilineality). For instance, Jewish tradition (and Israeli law) stipulates that a Jew is someone with a Jewish mother, or someone who … Continue reading