The most powerful choices we will make in our lives are not about specific decisions but about patterns of life: the nudges and disciplines that will shape all our other choices. This is especially true with technology. Technology comes with a powerful set of nudges- the default settings of our "easy-everywhere" culture. Because technology is … Continue reading The Most Powerful Choices
Slowing Down
“Slow down, pray, reflect.” That’s what I took away from reading the Proverbs one morning. "The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things."Proverbs 15:28 Unfortunately, our culture often prioritizes quickly and confidently shared opinions. Slow down. Give the matter twenty-four hours before speaking. Even … Continue reading Slowing Down
Connection
I read recently about the human craving for connection in an excellent book about small group ministry. The authors pointed to niche support communities for diet and fitness as examples. While I agreed with the gist of their point, I’m concerned about their consistent use of the word connection. When they wrote of our … Continue reading Connection
Placebo
Jean Piaget, the great child psychologist— or, as he preferred to call himself, “genetic epistemologist”— tells a wonderful story about two little boys. (He doesn’t say so, but I expect that they were his own children.) One night when the moon was full, the older, who was about four, led his younger brother into the … Continue reading Placebo
