Ah, the Texas countryside. As cliché as it sounds, I, as a Texan, love it. I enjoy the rolling prairie hills, the long country roads, the small towns, and the farms. I like eating country-fried, homemade cooking. I like walking around the corn maze. And I most of all love hanging out with the people …
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Sale Away
I don’t often talk about business on this blog despite having a dad who works in sales. Yet the topic does fascinate me. It’s a major part of everyday life. Business is an invaluable part of society. Many of the useful and fulfilling things in life would be impossible or at least very difficult to …
Are Academic Experts Reliable?
Have you ever seen an online post that was so wrong that it makes you feel like you have to respond to it? I’m sure you’ve had that urge if you’ve been on social media long enough. While I don’t have a social media account, I do subscribe to a few newsletters created by authors. …
About Lent
The word “Lent” comes from the old English word lencten meaning “spring season.” But its earlier name, quadragesima (which is Latin for “fortieth”), better reflected the spirit of the holiday. Lent is a solemn Christian observance of the forty-day-long fast Jesus underwent in the desert. Accordingly, the early Christians observed Lent by not letting a …
Times of Romance
Valentine’s Day is the day when we celebrate love for love’s sake. On this day, we show our appreciation for our fellow man through courtly love – that is, the exchange of warm words and sweet treats. Like so many American holidays, it began as a minor feast day for a Catholic saint and grew …
Life is a Gift
Just last Tuesday, I had my twenty-fifth birthday, and next Tuesday is my mother’s birthday (I’m not telling you her age, though). Realizing that I’m now a quarter-century old has given me cause to reflect on my life. I’ve written before about the importance of gratitude – the importance of thanking God for all the …
How to Eat an Elephant
I’ve been talking recently about life advice. This may lead one to wonder “Brent, where did you get this advice from?” I’ll admit, most of the advice I give is over things that have gone wrong in my life. Very, very wrong. One of my major failings in life is giving up too easily. As …
How I Met Our Father
I met God in a quiet place. He prefers to speak to us that way. The Lord does not speak to us with cataclysmic events like earthquakes or fires or storms but in the whistling of gentle air (1 Kings 19:11-14). He does this because He wants us to seek Him out. If you want …
The Seven Best Argument-Ending Words
The martial arts school called judo allows its users to redirect their opponent’s attacks and get them to defeat themselves. The word “judo” is Japanese for “gentle way.” By forcing the aggression of your opponent back at them, you negate whatever harm that attack could have caused you. This will surprise the opponent and create …
My Top Ten Blog Posts of 2020
2020 has been quite the year. It’s been full of hardships and hurdles for all of us, and I have the feeling that it’s made us all a little crazy as a result. But one of the highlights of this year was my weekly blog. I like to think that my whimsical words brought something …