What a Master’s Degree Won’t Get You
You wake up in your swanky downtown apartment, get dressed in your favorite business-casual attire and speed off to work in your trendy new coupe. At your new job, you…
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Here’s Why Your Job Can’t Truly Satisfy You
As a teenager, I worked at a summer camp teaching groups of 6- and 7-year-olds to kayak in the rocky waters of South Florida. Between boats speeding by, kayaks tipping…
Dream Job or Dream Community?
I went through with it. I sold my car, gave away half of my clothes and left my friends back home to move to the big city to pursue my…
The NSA, Privacy and Christians
I learned the importance of privacy in second grade. My friend Jeff had developed a crush on a girl in our crowded public school class, and I encouraged him to…
Have Our Phones Changed the Way We Pray?
Like most other mornings, I wake up early to the sound of a digital wind chime. I roll over and unconsciously slide the unlock bar on my phone, briefly checking…
The Most Offensive Word in America
In the land of the free, there’s one line we don’t like to have crossed—and it’s affecting our faith.
The Problem with Political Profiling
Election Day brings out the natural affinity in each of us to draw party lines and huddle together with our own team. But does this require real courage or result in lasting social change?
Hurricane Sandy, Election Ramp-Up and Human Compassion
As the footage of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has come into view, the nation—with its citizens and leaders alike—have quickly realized this is not a moment to make a political point, but a human crisis.