A Peaceful Urgencyhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Many things that are frequently said among my Pastor peers makes me uncomfortable or upset. One thing in particular has been bothering me even more lately. I think we have…
Digital Minimalism: A Reviewhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World was a game changer. If you, like me, have been greatly bothered by the ways technology has hindered rather…
Dare to Lead: A Reviewhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Brene Brown is a well-known and well-respected leader of leaders who has been widely popular for at least a decade now. Her TED talks are among the most viewed and…
for Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men’s faces – Gerald Manley Hopkins I…
The Mysticism of Mathematicshttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/dan-cristian-padure-h3kuhYUCE9A-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
I was not a great mathematician. If you know me well at all I’m sure that surprised you! Nonetheless, I have decided that math is beautiful, poetic, and mystical. That’s…
I am a fan of Sarah Barton’s Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. In the book she references several fragments of prayers from Ted Loder’s Guerrillas of Grace. Because I am such…
I have recently become a fan of Richard Beck’s blog Experimental Theology. He recently published a post where he shared a prayer from Every Moment Holy that he particularly enjoyed. Shamelessly, I…
Playtime Has Just Begunhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/robert-collins-tvc5imO5pXk-unsplash-1024x709.jpg1024709Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
When we were children we loved to play. We would spend countless hours playing and playing. Time flew by and we lamented not being able to play longer. When we…