Author Archives: Jason

2025-26 NFL Playoff Picks: Divisional Round

Well, I took a few chances with my picks last week (Jags and Chargers) and came up empty. Joshua, on the other hand, crushed it: Joshua: 5-1 Sunny: 4-2 Jason: 3-3 But there’s still plenty of football to come. Here … Continue reading

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2025-26 NFL Playoff Picks: Wild Card Round

Every year, Sunny and Joshua and I have a little pick ’em contest with the NFL playoffs and I keep up with the standings here on the blog. This regular season was as unpredictable as any in recent memory. Who … Continue reading

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Praying Your Way Into Glory

I was recently reading Luke’s account of the transfiguration of Jesus. And this line really stood out to me: And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. Luke 9:29 I’d … Continue reading

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Humility

The Desert Fathers and Mothers teach on a variety of topics. But one thought appears consistently throughout their sayings. They teach that nothing defeats the demons like humility.

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Becoming A Spiritually Realized Person

For several months, I have been reading a daily devotional book entitled Becoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Tim Vivian. Each day highlights two or three excerpts from the desert Christians: a teaching, a … Continue reading

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Best Albums of 2025

Music is a mnemonic device for me. Certain songs immediately take me back to my childhood or when Sunny and I started dating or when the kids were born. I think that’s why I like new music so much; it … Continue reading

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Best Books of 2025

Each year I set a goal of reading 52 books — one per week. I think it’s a pretty ambitious goal and most years I fall short. But by the time I finish up my current read, I’ll be at … Continue reading

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Silent Night: Christmas 2025

This holiday season, I have been thinking a lot about the lyrics of some of the songs we hear and sing around this time of year. I’ve thought about that line from Joy to the World, what it really means … Continue reading

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Herald: Good News of Great Joy

When I was a child, we would drive past Cumberland Presbyterian Church every Sunday and every Wednesday on our way to our church. And every year, right after Thanksgiving, Cumberland Presbyterian would have an elaborate nativity display set out on … Continue reading

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Herald: God With Us

The song O Come, O Come, Emmanuel originated as a series of monastic chants over 1,200 years ago. These chants were later combined into a single hymn in the 12th century which was translated into English in the 1850s. The … Continue reading

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