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Ten Things I Love about You

Contentment, Friendship, Happiness, Joy, Perspective

Sometimes it can be hard to focus on what is true in a world of lies, or to find what is just when there…

Living in the Present

Contentment, Happiness, Joy, Life, Perspective, Time

The film About Time starts as a science-fiction story about a time traveler. In the end, the main character has learned how to live…

Part of God’s Story

Being Used By God, Faith, God's Plan, God's Will, Perspective

In the book The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf reminds Frodo that difficult character Gollum’s life was spared for a reason: “My heart tells…

“A Show About Nothing”

Life, Meaning, Perspective, Purpose

“A show about nothing!” This was the main premise from characters Jerry and George in an episode of the hit sitcom, Seinfeld. The episode…

A Realistic View

Life, Perspective, Reality, View, Worldview

The 2016 animated film Zootopia (directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush [Walt Disney Pictures, 2016]) describes the adventures of Judy Hopps,…

Getting The Full Picture

Communication, Conflict, Listening, Perspective, Understanding

One early fall day, John was running late to work and noticed something odd: everyone had parked their vehicles in the parking lot incorrectly….

Gaining Perspective

Helping others, Perspective, Selflessness, Serving, Serving Others

In the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth, Zac Efron and Darin Olien visit locations all around the world. In Puerto Rico, Zac witnesses the…

A Testament of God’s Goodness

God's Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Loss, Perspective, Suffering

In Richard Lischer’s memoir of his first pastorate, he tells the story of his second son Adam’s birth. Born big and robust, within hours…

Addition By Subtraction

Eternity, Perspective, Recovery, Rest, Sabbath

Addition by subtraction may seem an odd approach to eternity, but there is a parallel to it in our world when you consider Olympic athletes….

Reassessing Our Struggles

Inspiration, Perspective, Struggles, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God

Inspirational stories about those who have overcome obstacles can motivate us to reassess our own struggles. For nine-year-old Ezra, his struggles are real but…

Living In 3D

Faith, Perspective, Reality, Worldview

Have you ever tried watching a 3D movie without a set of 3D glasses? The movie is flat and unimpressive; that is, until you…

What Do You See?

Focus, Kingdom of God, Perspective, Seeing

Sometimes our inability to see the kingdom of God properly stems from an inability to look beyond the obvious. Once we get beyond the obvious,…

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Busyness, Distractions, Perspective, Prayer

In the 1960s, Charles Hummel wrote a small pamphlet that became widely used in business networks. It was entitled The Tyranny of the Urgent, and…

Thankful For The Fleas

1 Thessalonians 5:18, Perspective, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The Heart, Trusting God

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who helped hide Jews during the advent of the Nazi regime during World War II. After being…

Pilgrim For A Day

Contentment, Gratitude, Joy, Perspective, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving

A. J. Jacobs, a New York Times bestselling author, is known for his unconventional experiments. In the early 2000s, he spent 18 months learning…

Up or Down

Change, Constancy, Culture, God's Sovereignty, God's Word, Perspective, Reference

“Without some objective reference point we have no way of really saying if something is up or down.” On earth, the ground is always…

Focal Points

Christ, Focal Point, Focus, Mark, Perspective, The Book of Mark, The Gospel, The Gospel of Mark

In the world of image making (paintings, photography, etc.), focal points are necessary for successfully communicating the desire of the artist or photographer. “A…

Tension

Already And Not Yet, Grief, Hope, Joy, Perseverance, Perspective, Suffering, Tension, Trials

Living with joy and hope amid pain requires an ability to live in tension. We can’t just deny the pain and pretend like all…

In Wonderland

2 Corinthians 5:17, Counter-Cultural, God's Kingdom, John 3:16, John 3:3, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Luke 17:20-21, Mark 1:15, Matthew 5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 6:33, Paradox, Perspective, Sermon on the Mount, The World, Upside Down, Values

In the very popular film, Alice in Wonderland, Alice, the main character, enters through a rabbit hole into the surprising and upside-down world of Wonderland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNXpnufLVkc&pbjreload=10. Just as…