Four good questions to ask your tech: Tim Challies says, “We are in constant communication with our devices and through our devices. And since we are already in the habit of asking them our deep and personal questions, perhaps it would do us good to ask them some good and honest questions about themselves. Here are four questions I propose we ask of any technology that has become (or has the potential to become) deeply embedded in our lives.”
Embracing the silence: Christopher Cook says, “We’re spiritually exhausted, disoriented, and desperate to hear from God. And in our desperation, we turn up the volume, hoping that more input will lead to more clarity. But the Lord doesn’t compete with the chaos. His voice doesn’t cut through the noise. It waits for stillness.”
Listening is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do: Simon van Bruchem says, “We cannot help but give the wrong advice if we don’t know the whole story. And in many cases, feeling truly heard and understood by someone else is way more important than the advice we might give, especially in the middle of a crisis.”
The feast to come: Lara d’Entremont asks, “Why bother to care for such a body? Why put it through healthy exercise and feed it nutritious food? It had failed me time and time again and even caused or allowed me great harm. There were always vanity reasons—to have a trim figure, glowing skin, and thick, flowing hair. But as a single mom bearing all these marks, what help did vanity offer me now?
The hidden engineering of gas stations: I didn’t realize the first gas pumps were above ground and right on the road.

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