Three hundred and sixty-five days in a year. On the one hand, it seems like a long time, and on the other, not so much. The years are like a vapor, here one minute and gone the next. But this isn't a blog about life's fleeting nature; it's about today's post being the three hundred and sixty-fifth post on Upward focus. But Jeremey, didn't you just post a blog about it being a year since you started blogging here? True, but I only post six days a week. So, take off the Sunday'

Because tomorrow is an interesting day for the blog, I decided to do Friday's content share, today. Unironically, I prayed for guidance on today's share, and sure enough, a post by Tim Challies on the topic of? You guessed it: prayer. Prayer can be so hard. I know for me, oftentimes I find myself more concerned about the way I'm "supposed" to pray than I am about the content itself. And so, I really liked this article. Instead of writing about one specific aspect of prayer, T

I have a tendency to watch goofy dog and cat videos. It's ok, judge me if you will. But one thing that constantly comes up is just how, well, not very bright they can be sometimes. But then I see, with both animals, where they do some pretty intelligent acts. The reality is, animals can be a lot smarter than we give them credit for; and this is not some evolutionary growth, but something God has instilled in His creation. This post from Answers in Genesis goes much more into