“There’s certainly a war against the prevalence of visual pornography in many corners of our society—especially in the Christian culture. There is an attempt to expose pornography for its promotion of unrealistic sexual expectations and exploitation of human sexuality. And that attempt is a very necessary one. But what about the unhealthy emotional and relational expectations portrayed in so much of our media? Is there really much of a difference in the hyperbolized sexual imagery of typical pornography and the…

I just finished the book Rework, by Jason Fried. It was an extremely easy read, but that’s not to say it has surface level content. It is written in an artistic way, yes even including graphics, but it takes a look at business and challenges some commonly shared beliefs. In that regard, it reminds me of my favorite leadership book, The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership. Whatever your business is, it could probably be improved by rethinking and reworking some of…

I get very excited whenever someone tells me that they used my reading list on my blog to pick a book to read. I obviously love reading and love to be a conduit to connect people with good books. My sister recently told me that she has been using my reading list but that she wanted a few sentences of my thoughts on each book on the main page where I rate them. This way you can get an overall…

After I got home from church tonight, Michelle handed me the Sunday paper and pointed to an article on the front page of the Arizona Living section. The title was: “But it’s a fry heat: Cool tips for newbies.” The article is all about how newcomers to Arizona can survive their first summer here. Click here for the digital link. And you’d think there would be some mention of french fries, but you’d be wrong. After both Michelle and I…

Part 1 of our summer reading, Dante’s Divine Comedy, is called the Inferno. Dante travels through Hell on his journey through the supernatural realms (books 2 and 3 are purgatory and paradise, respectively). The book is poetry, translated from Italian, and as such it isn’t necessarily an easy read. However, it is very intriguing imagery and Ciardi’s translation allows for explanation on the themes that Dante is developing. I am really enjoying the read. I’m not very familiar with Dante’s…