Chris Easley

Comedian Jordan Jensen once shared in an interview, “I don’t think people are actually religious. The pseudo, ‘I believe in God, but I let people live their lives,’ . . . I quit eating sugar. I’ve told every single one of my friends about it to try and help them get off sugar. If I […]

In his 1980 hit “Hungry Heart,” Bruce Springsteen sing: Everybody needs a place to rest Everybody wants to have a home Don’t make no difference what nobody says Ain’t nobody like to be alone Everybody’s got a hungry heart Everybody’s got a hungry heart   The Boss speaks to the human condition. Everybody’s got a

Have you ever gone swing dancing? When dancing with a partner, you don’t just have to know the moves and the music; you have to know your partner! Both you and your partner have to know the moves, and then as you dance, you respond to each other in the moment.    Dancing is a

If you have any experience gardening, one of the first lessons you likely learned was the importance of healthy soil. When Chris and Katie first moved into their current home, Chris tried planting flowers that never grew well because of the poor condition of the soil. Katie suggested treating the soil with weed killer and

How many notifications do you have on your phone right now? If you’re like me, you likely have a dozen notifications at any given time, all competing for your attention.   We live in the attention economy, where powerful corporate interests have fine-tuned capturing our focus through our phones. It’s scary that what we think

Have you ever gone birdwatching? Those who are really adept birders often bring binoculars and know all of the names of even the obscure birds. They’ve trained themselves to be attentive to where the birds are, and know what time of year different birds come to their area. Chris and Katie aren’t adept birders, but

Do you know the Golden Rule? Jesus teaches it in the Gospels: “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31 NIV).    Back when Chris worked at a mortgage company, he heard a senior manager tell someone a different version: “He who has the gold makes the rules.” This leader

In a couple words, how would you describe the best coworker you’ve ever had? Maybe kind, honest or hard-working. Now, how about the worst coworker you’ve ever had? Those words might be harder to come by. We don’t tend to use terms like slothful, cruel or proud these days.   In Western culture, we’ve slowly

Chris interviews Bonnie Kristian, author and deputy editor at Christianity Today, on her new book In Defense of Evangelicalism: A Response to Its Cultured Despisers. The book addresses the intersection of faith and evangelicalism with public life.    When we hear the phrase “public life,” we often think of politics, but it also includes how

Have you ever made a fantastic investment? Maybe it’s your retirement savings, a mutual fund, or a beautiful set of Cutco knives. When Chris was a little kid, he asked his dad to buy him stock in a company called World Air, and he doubled his money in the first six months! But Chris’ second