Topic
Gratitude
Why thankfulness is harder, and more powerful, than the memes let on.
November 20, 2024
Why We Avoid Gratitude
Recently, a member of the Uncommon Pursuit community wrote to me. He said, “I want to do what I want all the time. I need to stop that and do what God is telling me to do. Any sug…
November 20, 2024
Gratitude As Resistance
She checked her Amazon cart one more time. The deals were amazing, up to 70% off. She thought, Ok, if we get a good end-of-year bonus, we can pay off the credit card, too.
November 20, 2024
Spiritual Growth Requires Ingratitude
She sat in her usual comfy chair at the Bible study, silent. Laying hands on her, the other women prayed prayers carefully couched in spiritual bubble wrap. “God, we just thank yo…
November 20, 2024
Making Sense of Gratitude
He threw his phone at the bed, then winced as it bounced off the edge and hit the hard, wooden floor. The stupid gratitude memes made him angry. “Write three things you’re gratefu…
November 20, 2024
Gratitude As Spiritual Warfare
She sat in the back row of chairs in the sanctuary, weeping. Her friend tried to cheer her up, “I know it’s hard to lose a child, but remember that God has a purpose in all of thi…
November 16, 2023
The Gift of Gratitude
I remember sitting at the Thanksgiving table as everyone looked down at their plates, wishing they were eating mashed potatoes and gravy rather than participating in a rote exerci…
September 8, 2023
Why Be Grateful?
You can thank me later, but let me tell you now: the scientific research on gratitude is astonishing.
November 22, 2021
The Missing Ingredient In Your Thanksgiving
Your Thanksgiving menu is missing an ingredient.
September 13, 2021
9/11 and The Gift of Gratitude
It took 20 years after the 9/11 attacks to realize how much of this tragedy I had simply blocked from my mind. The overwhelming barbarity and evil of these terrorist attacks were…