by Jon Acuff | Mar 27, 2015 | Character
(Today is a guest post from my wife Jenny!) I’m done with the phrase “Just a stay at home mom.” It’s officially time to retire it and I think there are two very good reasons: 1. It makes you feel like being a mom “doesn’t count.” The phrase, “Just a stay at home mom”...
by Jon Acuff | Mar 9, 2015 | Character
Realizing you don’t fit into the system is a scary thing. Career books for instance are not funny. They are serious tomes of serious thinking. They must be boring, dry and dull to have any impact. Laughter is the best medicine, but not when it comes to your job....
by Jon Acuff | Feb 16, 2015 | Character
Sending a book, a project, a business or anything else you care about into the world is a nervous experience. It’s easier to hide the things you care about in a quiet drawer in your house than it is to share them. This is why so many people have “someday...
by Jon Acuff | Feb 10, 2015 | Character
This is the first thing I ever tweeted. If you’re thinking, “Wow, that’s profound,” you’re right. I am deep. The day after I tweeted that I also started my blog Stuff Christians Like. At the time, I had no idea how life changing both of those decisions would be. I...
by Jon Acuff | Feb 2, 2015 | Character
The craziest part of the ridiculous photos people put on Instagram is actually the captions they include. It’s in the captions where we tell our biggest lies. It’s where we cover our tracks and try to justify or ignore our real motives for posting a photo. Case in...