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JKB
Jul 20, 20214 min read
Talk to Strangers. They Might Have Candy.
Why wouldn't I talk to strangers more? What happens when I do? How can I get better at it? It might change how I live.
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JKB
May 15, 20212 min read
Are you scared to return?
Some semblance of “life before COVID” is beginning to emerge from lockdown in many parts of the world. And that’s got some people...
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JKB
Apr 21, 20212 min read
I Get So Emotional, Baby
You cannot become spiritually mature without also becoming emotionally mature.
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JKB
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Introducing: The Mask Generation!
My recent COVID conversations have evolved from “I wonder how the pandemic will impact jobs, church engagement, real estate, the economy,...
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JKB
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Why We Must Scrutinize Our Leaders
People don’t trust perfect (because it must be hiding something). People trust real.
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JKB
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Happy New Year and Good Riddance, amirite?
January 1 always promises, if only superstitiously, that "old is gone, new has come" in some unique way. With the year we've all just...
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JKB
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Lament your way through Christmas
Lament realizes that we won't always see what we're becoming and what God's doing because we wouldn't have wanted it to happen this way.
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JKB
Dec 3, 20202 min read
When COVID Hits Home
Several months ago, Katie (my wife) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (commonly known as COVID-19). She self-quarantined in our home,...
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JKB
May 26, 20203 min read
The Efficiency of Joy
A key indicator of health is how difficult it is to make you happy.
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JKB
Apr 25, 20203 min read
What face masks can't protect us from
We might need added precautions— not against COVID-19— but another sinister condition.
Some are dangerously susceptible to "Soundstupiditus"
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JKB
Mar 30, 20204 min read
You Have to Change What You Believe About Stress.
Whatever level of stress you have, it’s actually not embedded in a feeling, it’s a belief that you’re living out.
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JKB
Jan 1, 20202 min read
Don't waste your "want".
I think the difference between goal-crushing joy and soul-crushing regret all comes down to one factor.
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