The Problem with Personality Tests
About a decade ago, I did a deep dive into Myers-Briggs types. A few years ago, it was Annie F. Downs recurring Enneagram Summer podcasts.[1] These assessments are like white…
Justin Poythress
Jesus is the Better Bitcoin
We are approaching a once-every-four-year phenomenon. No, not the Olympics or the pageantry of elections, but the Bitcoin-halving (due in April). Monetary rewards for mining new bitcoins (which happens through…
Prepping for the Impending Apocalypse
Stanley Kubrick made the movie Dr. Strangelove as a joke in 1964. His dark comedy took aim at the fragile egos of politicians in the U.S. and U.S.S.R. that threatened…
Bridging Your Real-Life and Virtual Identity
When we were young, my mother, undaunted at having sons instead of daughters, read us some Betsy Tacy books. My mind wandered during many of those hours, dreaming about being…
When “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” Is All the Logic Left
Spoiler alert: If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk, a straw, a broom, crayons, and eventually another cookie. The lesson of…
Social Media Is a Neighborhood Built on Coveting
Every place has a feel, an impression or characteristic sensation. Home has a feel, even if it isn’t always positive. The neighborhood you grew up in has a feel. The…
Envy and the Megachurch
“You shall not covet…” — Deuteronomy 5:21 “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor” (Ecc 4:4). Really? All toil?…
The Darkest Deception in the Church
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” “The church is full of hypocrites.” That’s often the conclusion of those who have been there, seen it, tasted the potluck…
Swimming with Sharks and Equality Vigilantes
Thieves are typically pegged under one of two caricatures. The first is the burglar ruffian who picks your pocket, breaks into your car, or steals your Amazon package. The second…
3 Ways a Church Should Consider Spending Less
“You shall not steal” – Deut. 5:19 Back when Immanuel Church Nashville was first planted, Ray Ortlund made a case for spending money so people could have Starbucks brand coffee…