This is the final post in a three-part series on the mortal human body in two classic works of literature: Homer’s Iliad and Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. Though the topic may seem morbid, …| joshuamcnall.com
There are multiple parallels between being married and being a person of faith. One we seldom talk about is that both relationships bring us face-to-face with disappointment. Though marital disappointments look and feel different from those we experience with God, the church, or fellow believers, they share the same common denominator: expectations. All of us Read more... The post Faith Crises Feel Urgent. But They Shouldn’t Be Rushed. appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
This week on the blog, John Gavin, S.J. talks about his latest book, Growing into God: The Fathers of the Church on Christian Maturity.| Catholic University of America Press
There’s a scene near the end of Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan in which Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) finally locates the long-lost James Francis Ryan (played by a young Matt Damon). Damon’s character is in shock, after learning that his three brothers have been killed in action. After years apart, he struggles to visualize their … Continue reading The right kind of secrets→| joshuamcnall.com
Several weeks ago, I spoke at a local Christian school’s elementary and middle school chapel. Rather than preaching, I wrote a short fable that illustrated the destructive power of social media and smart devices. Much to my surprise, children connected deeply with the story. Some even went back to their parents to ask for help reducing their device usage! So I wanted to share it with our community. You can read it to your children and use the questions at the end to start a dialogue about w...| Endeavor Blog
It might be time to consider doing a Digital Daniel Diet.| Endeavor Blog
Earlier this month, the following essay was given as a keynote address at Theology in the Raw’s Exiles in Babylon Conference. If you’re interested in hearing the entirety of my comments, and the subsequent dialogue between myself, Preston Sprinkle, and Jay Kim, please visit the conference website.| Endeavor Blog
I recently finished Brenna Blain’s Can I Say That?, a remarkable exploration of same-sex attraction, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, and all the painfully raw questions “good Christians” never ask out loud but almost always feel in the quiet depths of their heart. After finishing it, I told Brenna that it brought me to tears more times than I wish to admit. It’s a lovely book because, in it, Brenna gives readers the gift of herself as she really is. Not a pol...| Endeavor Blog
People of endurance often can look back to find the earlier seeds of adversity in their stories. Such adversity is the soil and the seed from which endurance, character, and hope blossom.| Purpose in Leadership
I enjoyed time at a conference on the intersection of faith and work earlier this month (see: Karam Forum). One of the themes that arose multiple times was the importance of community in flourishing economies and in the lives of flourishing individuals. The concept of human flourishing is about growth and development. The best flourishing, … Continue reading Vocational Discernment — It’s about WE, not ME| Purpose in Leadership
It’s January 1st as I write this reflection. I took about three hours yesterday to reflect again on what I want to prioritize in the year to come. I don’t think there is anything inherently important about the transition from December 31 to January 1, but this moment in our calendars provides space to pause … Continue reading Reflective Leadership| Purpose in Leadership
Social media is only going to make this election season worse for you. It might be best to ignore it.| www.endeavorwithus.com
Somewhere along the line, it seems as though we stopped asking, “What are schools good for?” and instead asked, “What is technology good for?”| www.endeavorwithus.com
Commercials might be dead, but what came after them might be even more powerful. How will that change us?| www.endeavorwithus.com
If you're spending all of your time wondering about your livestream, you're probably spinning your wheels.| www.endeavorwithus.com
Feelings don't care about your facts. An in a digital age of context collapse, that's the name of the game.| www.endeavorwithus.com
Where there's a will, there's a way. Teenagers will always find a way. So what can do you to protect them from the damaging effects of smartphones?| www.endeavorwithus.com
What is the internet doing to our brains? It's changing us in more ways than we know.| www.endeavorwithus.com
Neil Postman's book, Amusing Ourselves To Death, is most likely the most prophetic book of the 20th century. Read it with us as we discover how media forms (and deforms) us and how we can apply his wisdom in the digital age.| www.endeavorwithus.com