Apple Finally Folded
I need to be honest with y’all: I did not think Apple would do it. For years, “Apple is working on a foldable iPhone” was the rumor that showed up every spring, got everybody excited, and then quietly disappeared. It was …
Hardie Midkiff
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Bondi Blue and Other Things I'm Not Over
Pre-keynote draft for WWDC 2026 Before Apple released the iBook in 1999, magazines ran entire features on what it might look like. Rumors, renders, and breathless speculation made anticipation feel participatory, the way Apple somehow …
Week 4 of Advent: Love - The Reason for Everything
We've journeyed through weeks of preparation. We hoped for God to come. We acted in faith when circumstances screamed defeat. We experienced the joy of transformation. Now, in this final week before Christmas, we arrive at the deepest …
Week 3 of Advent: The Gospel Joy That Can't Be Contained
Hi everyone, As I write this, the days are getting shorter and the pull toward the holidays (and all its chaos) is strong. I found myself re-watching Scrooged the other night and was struck by something I hadn't seen before: a powerful …
Week 2 of Advent: Faith When Everything Says Quit
This is part 2 of the Advent Blog Series. Start with Hope, then Faith, then Joy, and finally Love. What Die Hard Teaches Us About Acting Like God Is Telling the TruthThere's a scene in Die Hard that perfectly captures what faith is. John …
Week 1 of Advent: Hope in Brokenness
What is biblical hope?When Edward Scissorhands emerges from his dark castle, he is met with the gap between longing and capacity. Where hands should be, there are only scissors. He was created for gentleness, but his form makes tenderness …