The Instagram algorithm got one right this year. It introduced me to Owen Cutts and his Friday reels - "OLD MUSIC FRIDAY!!"

Timothy Keller takes one of the best-known Christian parables and flips it. The Prodigal Son isn't just about the younger brother who ran off. It's about both sons — and a father whose grace shatters our categories.

Eric Metaxas makes the case that real greatness in men comes from serving others, not from machismo.

Ryan Holiday closes out his four-virtue Stoic series with Wisdom Takes Work. It earns the shelf space.

Writing is how I figure out what I think.