Learning to Be Still in a Distracted World

Recently, I watched an episode of Deep Questions, a podcast by Dr. Cal Newport, titled “The Real Reason You Can’t Put Down Your Phone (And What To Do About It)” (Episode 374). Dr. Newport, a computer science professor at Georgetown University and a columnist for The...

Clothed in Truth and Love

In Sunday’s message from Colossians 3:12–17, we reflected on Paul’s instruction to “put on love” as we would put on a garment. Paul writes, “And above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (v. 14). The word he uses for binds is...

Waiting in Faith

This past Sunday, Melanie, Isabella, and I worshiped at Alethia Church in Harrisonburg while visiting Isabella for Family Weekend at JMU. Alethia (the Greek word for truth) is where she and her housemates attend on Sundays. Their pastor preached from Joshua chapter 5,...