Lee Parish writes about The Pursuit on Tuesdays.
What was the best day of your life? Can you remember it? What was the weather like? Who did you share it with? What did you do? What made it great? Can you remember it?
Did that day change the way you live? Did it alter your week? Your month? Your year? Did it change the way you live? Continue reading “From house to house”
A blinded and humbled man fell before the voice of the Author of life. The soul-piercing question echoes through the ages, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4). Saul’s persecutions had begun with the violent stoning of Stephen, and resulted in the scattering of Christians (Acts 8:1-3).
Saul wasn’t satisfied with mere intimidation, he ravaged the church. Later, he would reveal that it was his intent to destroy the church of God through violence (Galatians 1:13). Not content with dispersing believers, in his raging fury, he persecuted Christians to foreign cities (Acts 26:11). It is here, on the road to Damascus, that his pursuit of violence led to a pursuit of peace. Continue reading “The Christian’s pursuit”
Are you addicted to distraction?
When was the last time you looked at your phone? How many times have you unlocked your phone this hour? This day? This week?
If you are like a large portion of society, you are addicted to distraction. Studies differ in precise numbers, but they paint a similar picture: we 1) consume too much media, 2) are on our phones too often and for too long, and 3) fail to realize the extent of our addiction.
According to Nielsen, the average American adult spends over 11 hours per day consuming media. If the amount of time lost doesn’t shock you, a study from Ofcom shows the average person in the UK checks their cell phone every 12 minutes. Continue reading “Solutions to our distraction addiction”