diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 1944bf9..3e7069f 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/classes/class-tgm-plugin-activatio
 // Better Font Awesome Library.
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/lib/better-font-awesome-library/better-font-awesome-library.php';
 
+// Utility functions.
+require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/functions/utilities.php';
+
 
 add_action( 'genesis_setup', 'trestle_theme_setup', 15 );
 /**
diff --git a/includes/functions/utilities.php b/includes/functions/utilities.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c2bbba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/functions/utilities.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Utility functions.
+ *
+ * @since  2.1.0
+ *
+ * @package Trestle
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Custom logging function for development purposes.
+ */
+function trestle_log( $log )  {
+    if ( true === WP_DEBUG ) {
+        if ( is_array( $log ) || is_object( $log ) ) {
+            error_log( print_r( $log, true ) );
+        } else {
+            error_log( $log );
+        }
+    }
+}
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