Live With Flair

A dear friend sends me a quote about blessing from Johannes Pederson in Israel: Its life and Culture as quoted in Eugene Peterson’s A Long

I’m reading a book by Elisabeth Elliot I’ve never read before, and it’s a perfect fit for where I am in life right now. It’s

Last night I spoke to 400 Cru students at NC State. They are reading the book Sent, and I came to speak at their weekly

Today I woke up thinking about Paul’s words in Philippians 4 about the secret to being content in all circumstances. He writes: “I have learned

Today felt surreal but profoundly joyful. Penn State lifted their masking requirement in classrooms. For the first time in 2 years, I taught without a

I’m learning about prosocial and positive risk. Consider the risk it requires to start a conversation with a potential new friend, to join a new

Today I asked my students how they are taking care of themselves. Never before have I seen so many exhausted, overwhelmed, and anxious students. How

My anxiety-ridden cat recently advanced to a peculiar routine. If I sit precisely in a certain spot on the couch, with the fuzzy brown blanket,

Yesterday I read John 4 and the account of Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman. I stay for a minute with these words about the

Today I thought about how the smallest and most common birds often make the most beautiful songs. Think of the wood thrush or the nightingale