The Nice Chameleon

I have a co-worker (I’ll call her Debbie) who has a mountain of debt, mostly from a couple of years of college a decade ago. She  talks about  about her debt all the time—what a burden it is, how stressed she is about it. But she also buys breakfast and lunch every day, goes out for coffee regularly, and gets her hair dyed professionally every couple of months. I’m not saying this to judge her, as I have  a big log in my own eye  often whined about my own debt while sipping on a venti Americano or a $9 glass of wine. But I bring up Debbie because of a recent social media post she made: Debbie: Hey guys! So I reeealy want to get another tattoo. Yay or nay? Friends: Yassss! You work so hard you deserve it! Yea gurl! Do it! Debbie posts a variation of this question every few months. This time it was a tattoo. In the past, it’s been piercings, additional pets, vacations, even a house. Someone (probably a stodgy old aunt) commented, “Not a good idea, Deb. Pay of...

I have been reading like a fiend lately. Most of my readings have been in the area of social/cultural commentary, but I've also been reading quite a bit of theology. In an effort to both keep with my recent reading and expand my horizons in 2020, all while giving myself a fun "New Year's Resolution"-type challenge, I'm going to do Tim Challies's 2020 Christian Reading Challenge . As Tim suggests I'm going to begin with the "Light Reader" list, which averages a book every four weeks. I'm not sure how many books I read a month right now; I'm always reading four or five different books. But I imagine I cover four or five books a month, more or less. So there's a good chance that I'll get behind the first list. I'm not sure if I have the gumption to post book reviews, but I'll share what I'm reading (once I figure out the titles) and will likely post related thoughts and tangents.