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Until I Rounded the Corner — Honoring My Dad
A few years out of college, my dad called me while I was at work one day. He told me, “Brent, I might need you to come pick…
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A time For Everything
When my son was 18 months old and learning to talk, he would precede anything he didn’t know how to pronounce with “ah”. So the letter “W” would…
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Is Parenting Fun?
Yes and no. My firstborn toddler likes to “play” pickleball. He’ll randomly say “Da Qiu (play ball in Chinese),” which is my signal to get out the paddles.…
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Habakkuk 1:2-4 When God Doesn’t Seem Good
I received a message one evening from a friend that read, “Brent, help me. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore.” The cheekish part of my brain noticed…
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The Powerful Forces Behind Your Habits
A few years ago, I was proctoring the SATs at school, and we were given more time than needed, so we had about an hour left before students…
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The Bottomless Void We All Try To Fill
I still remember exactly where I was when I heard about Anthony Bourdain’s death. It was June of 2018, and I was in a friend’s basement playing board…
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