4 Ways to Help a Hurting Friend
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in 2019. A couple of years ago my life was upended. You probably know the type of thing I’m referring to—a major loss, a…
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7 Ways Christians Should Deal With Stress and Anxiety
I’ve always considered myself to be a person who handles stress pretty well. I like to be busy. I enjoy taking risks. I never thought anxiety was my problem. Then,…
3 Challenges You Should Expect by 30
There’s one thing you’ve probably figured out by now: life can be hard. You might categorize your life as relatively pain-free (Education? Check. Paycheck? Yep. Indoor Plumbing? Thank you, Jesus).…
The Secret to Creating Friendships That Last
In a world bloated with quick fixes, instant gratification and social media profiles, it can be hard to know how to build—and keep—lasting friendships. And while we may want to…
7 Signs You’re Way Too Busy
Have you noticed “busy” has become the new “fine”? When someone asks you how you are, chances are, your default answer is, “Good, busy, but good.” We’ve all heard the…
Why We Should Take Fun Seriously
I love to have fun, but sometimes I feel a little guilt about it. It feels like I’m wasting my time. Should I really be throwing this Frisbee around when…
Knowing Your Self-Worth Is a Commandment
For many Christians, the idea of loving yourself is one we either shy away from or we don’t give much thought to. It may be that we’re concerned that if…
11 Questions Every Twentysomething Should Ask
Your 20s can be a rough time. You graduate college. You get a job—not necessarily the one you always dreamed of. You may move to a new city and start…
12 Wendell Berry Quotes That Will Give You a Fresh Perspective
In the last 50 years or so, Wendell Berry’s name has become almost synonymous with a sort of simple, agrarian lifestyle. A great activist, writer and thinker, Berry has written…
7 Things All Great Friends Do
It wasn’t until I had moved back to my hometown, post-graduation, and had to start all over in finding a community that I began to realize just how much I…
12 Things Every Healthy Dating Relationship Needs
We’re entering the holiday season, which is both good and bad. Good, because we get rockin’ things like pumpkin pie, Christmas lights and carols, Jesus’ birthday, and a fresh start…
3 Things True Love Is Not
No other word in human language has been misconstrued, mistrusted, celebrated, worshipped and cursed more than love. We all want love, right? But do we have any clue what love…
Things It’s OK to Feel When You’re Single
Singles are staying single longer and longer. Advicers are dishing advice quicker and quicker. If there is a favorite pastime among blogs, married people, self-help books and your engaged friend…
How to Live in Community That Has Let You Down
In our society, we talk about a lot about community. Ever since the nineties, when the hit TV show “Friends” told us that they would be there for us, our…
Why Porn Can’t Deliver On Its Promise
The other day, I grabbed coffee with a friend. We talked about our lives. And then the conversation ventured into purity. I suddenly became painfully aware of the smooth, echoey…