I recently read a book that had a powerful impact on me as a writer, entrepreneur, and Christian. It is called The War of Art, which is a play on words from the classic Art of War. It was written by Steven Pressfield, the popular author of Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and Killing…
Everyday Prayers
5 Books to Help You Find Your Calling
One of the most common things people pray for is guidance. We want to know our purpose in life. We want to know what we should be doing in the world. We want to find our calling. What better place to turn than prayer? In most cases, a mighty voice doesn’t shout down from the…
An Ambulance Prayer
Teachers can learn a lot from their students. When I was a first-year teacher in Pensacola, Florida–a city entrenched in the Bible Belt–I learned a lot about prayer from my middle schoolers often at the most unexpected times. They were taking a test the first time I saw it happen. We were fifteen minutes into…
A Runner’s Lectio Divina
The season of Easter is also the season of running. Each weekend during the Spring, marathon runners take to the streets prove to themselves they can run the race. Even the Boston Marathon, which occurs on the third Monday of April each year, often falls near Easter. Easter is a perfect time to connect the…
Sneeze! God Bless You…for real
It is funny how we overlook so many things that we do by habit throughout the day. When someone sneezes, I usually say, “God bless you” or “Bless you,” unless someone beats me to it first. You probably do it too. How many times have you actually asked God to bless the person who sneezed?…
