Well, the day has come. Children (and adults) will don their costumes and attend events, from trick-or-treating to workplace gatherings. Stuck in the middle of all this is the Christian. Do they participate? And if so, to what extent? If not, then on what basis, and how do they broadcast their abstention from the day? It's like navigating murky waters—we want to be a good witness, evangelize, and be a part of our community—but we also don't want to participate in evil; as we

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