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Praying Psalm 23
The Bible is a collection of writings in different literary genres. There are narratives and large swaths of legal code. There are personal letters and even a literary genre called apocalyptic literature, something we don't use and would be somewhat akin to science...
Prayer of Examen
As the pandemic rages across the world, it’s easy to give in to fear and hurt. It’s easy to turn to other things that will take our minds away from the pain of the moment and offer a reprieve.Whether that’s food, alcohol, sex, pornography, binge watching Netflix or...
Can Women Be Elders in the Church?
This question, 'Can women be elders in the church?' has bothered me for about a year now. Ever since my church invited me into an eldership program and we dived right into the qualifications of an elder, the Men Only part rubbed me the wrong way. Why only men?...
The Real Problem With Gun Violence in America
Have you ever posted something on Facebook and immediately regretted it? That was me today. First a little background might help. It’s been four days since the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas where an older man unleashed a torrent of fire on an outdoor country...
Why Politics is Important
I know, today of all days, no one wants to talk politics. But it's never been more important to talk about politics. We have to engage in civilized discourse about the important issues of the day because each of those issues matters. And I'm not talking about the...
How to Write a College Essay that Admissions Will Love
Are you working on your college essay and wondering what to write? It's not easy to write a great college essay that will make college admissions counselors stand up and take notice. You have to tell your story and make sure that your personality comes through so that...
Don’t Sacrifice Joy for Worry
I often miss out on a happy, joy-filled life because I can’t stop comparing the present with the future. We are meant to enjoy the lives that God gave us. He created us for a purpose, to glorify him, but that includes us enjoying His creation and our lives as we live...
Helping the Sick and Needy
And other things Christians struggle with I’m terrible at helping the sick and needy and downtrodden. It’s tough to admit, but when I see someone walking on the street who looks like they call that street home, I feel more fear than love. We all know that’s not the...
Conversations With My Inner Child
Whenever I know I should do something, a voice pops into my head. Not like a crazy person (or maybe exactly like a crazy person, who knows?) but rather like the inner child that psychologists used to tell us we needed to find. No need, he’s right here and he’s an...
What Millennials Really Want From Work
I recently read an article from a (now former) Yelp employee, Talia, who was dissatisfied with her job and decided to call out her boss online where he was sure to read it. In her rather long post, she recounts how her salary isn't enough to cover her expenses (Yelp...
You mispronounced my name
I bought the domain name KilenIt.com because I thought it was cute and wanted something that would display my non-book efforts in webdesign and technology. I chose the domain name because for as long as I've been alive, my name has most commonly been mispronounced as...
Things you aren’t supposed to say
For the longest time, I've had a hard time thinking of what I want to put on this blog. Should I write my books? Or about my marketing ideas? Or about my thoughts on Christianity? Or my new tech journey? What about my writing process? The one thing I never thought...
Obsessive Behavior is for serial killers and digital marketers
Once upon a time I was a fan of Ayn Rand. That means for a time I was a jerk to everyone who knew me. For those that don’t know, Rand is a writer of decidedly mediocre fiction, but she is perhaps best known for her overwrought philosophy called Objectivism. Put...
American Christianity
Over the years American Christians have been inundated with warnings about the threat of liberal social norms in varying degrees and extremes. We must guard our hearts against that kind of music, this kind of behavior, not spend time with those kinds of people. In...
The Perils of Radio
When I was a teenager I used to live in a fantasy world of gangster rap. Not that I was hard core, or anything other than privileged, lower-middle class white America, but my friend and I felt that Dr. Dre and Snoop Diggity Dogg spoke to us. It was a phase...
One Secret to Winning Local Elections – Guest Post
A guest post by Phil Van Treuren If you’re the type of political candidate who’s working hard and making an effort to actually meet the voters in your district, then personality can play a huge role in how well you do on election day. The kind of character traits that...
Why You Can’t Live In A Box
My whole life has been an exercise in fighting back. No matter where I went or what I did, my ideas and personality never fit. So instead of giving in and joining, I pushed. I couldn't just be part of the crowd or go with the flow unless it was on my terms....
4 Ways To Stall Your New Year’s Story
The older I get the more I see that story is the driving force for our lives. The simple progression from beginning, through a middle, to an eventual end is primal to our natures. If we fail to understand that then we end up living useless, unsatisfying, unhelpful...
How to Start Your New Life Story
Part of the problem with telling your life like a story is that you have to choose what you want your story to be. Rather than drifting along, you have to live with purpose and intention. That’s not easy, in fact it can be downright exhausting. In the beginning you...
Why We Should Cut Down All The Trees
Bordering the University Place Starbucks parking lot used to live a few very handsome maples. When I saw them last, thanks to Autumn's influence they were just changing their colors and when the wind rustled through their leaves it caused an elegant dance of foliage...