Idolatry

  • The Curse of the To-Do Checklist

    The Curse of the To-Do Checklist

    Are you a list maker? Do you write down everything you need to get done because it’s the only way you can keep organized or make sure everything gets done? Do you begin each list item with circles, squares, hearts, maybe a mixture? I… am… a… list maker. And it helps. But it can…

  • Which Headline Do You Like Better?

    Which Headline Do You Like Better?

    One of the things I dislike about television weather coverage is the emphasis of fear they place in the context of it. Every winter I can count on a “Snowmageddon” or “Winterblast (insert current year here)” being promoted as reasoning for why we should tune in and pay attention. We are then treated to…

  • We Are Not Rocks. We Are Not Islands.

    We Are Not Rocks. We Are Not Islands.

    When I wrote the poem, That Rock, I was drawing upon the two verses that appear below. They both offer a great foundation (pun intended) for how to live in continual recognition that I am nothing without the mercies and grace of God. And a man shall be . . . as the shadow…