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A picture from my trip to Chicago

• Amidst all the news on crisis around the globe, I found this article SO refreshing and motivating.  Let's pray together! #WeAreN
• I'm getting back into my workout routine for the fall semester and this article explains the best reason to exercise.  It isn't about being "fat" or "thin" it's about being healthy.
• I don't watch Game of Thrones, but I think this article can apply to any movie with "sketchy" parts in it.  It is hard to find one these days that doesn't have at least one scene.  It may be something you can skip, but if not, ask these questions before you watch!

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• I've always loved reading.  This article talks all about why you should fall in love with a reader, but that isn't really the reason I like it. ;-)  It's just SO true.  Their descriptions of a reader are so spot on.  That first paragraph?  Yeah, it makes me want to shirk all of my responsibilities and go pick up a good classic.
• I have some friends who left a church for the correct reasons, and my heart aches for them.  This article is about the wrong reasons to leave a church.  I found it a good read and a good reminder that I'm where I am to serve and to give, not to take and be served.
• Oh, and just an awesome video from my new favorite YouTube channel.  Anglophiles, you're welcome.

Rockford, Il   10:08

I went to bed early.  I woke up a little late.  I slept, but I did not rest.  It doesn't make sense.  Even though I physically slept, my brain has not settled for the past 48 hours and I remain physically, mentally, and emotional unrested.

Days keep moving.  Things keep doing.  The sun still shines.  

I'm in the doldrums I suppose.

I keep paddling, but the farther I go the bigger the ocean gets.  I'm stuck in this little dingy and there's no land in view.  I'm getting dehydrated.  Time keeps rolling by.

"Why are you cast down, O my soul,

and why are you in turmoil within me?

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

my salvation and my God."

Psalm 42:5-6

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• An interesting call to have fun. . .

• This article was written to single guys, but I found it refreshing as well.  Having 3 brothers and many psuedobros I feel personally responsible at times to train them how to be men by expecting great things from them.

• This article is perfect to summer!  Your neighbors are out fixing their lawns and walking their dogs, but do you actually know who they are?  This is something I'm going to work on this summer.