Category: Culture
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Why This Dad Will NEVER Stop Defending His Daughter
BEWARE OF THE KIND, THOUGHTFUL NEUROSURGEON He thought he was doing me a favor by asking, “Do you want me to kill your daughter?” He didn’t use exactly those words but, that is exactly what he meant. What he actually said was, “Would you like me to stop feeding Avonléa?” . . . would you like me to…
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Syrian Refugees, Terrorists, and Responsibility: Christian Compassion in an Age of War
Refugees, what’s to be done with them? And the temporary, selective travel ban . . . should we let them in or should we keep them out? Nothing raises the temperature in the room as when the hard-edged realist meets the sanctimonious piety of the liberal Christian who shows up with her smiley-face emoticon and…
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Modesty and What My 12 Year Old Son Has To Do with How You Dressed Today
Show up with your personal standards and you are automatically deemed to be judging others who don’t share your conviction. And when you say, “I’m not judging others, this is my personal conviction,” you are automatically deemed to be judging others who don’t share your conviction. Why? Because there is one value you can’t challenge…
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Why Jesus Was Not a Good Man . . . and why that’s a problem
There’s a problem with the Jesus of the Bible. He says ludicrous things and makes outlandish claims. So, is this what “Good Men” do? Just about anyone will tell you that Jesus was a good man, even avowed atheists. It’s the Jesus everyone is comfortable with – the good guy, the great teacher, the wise…
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Why Normal People are Curious about 50 Shades of Grey
Timing is everything in a culture that is on the make for the next buck. And 50 shades of Grey doesn’t disappoint . . . just in time for the multinational holiday about true, romantic, sincere, beautiful, passionate, committed love. Happy Valentine’s Day! This cerebral sewer delivery system is near universally condemned as an artistic failure…
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Modesty in Modern Culture: Why Veronica is Right and Victoria is Wrong
The audacity of Veronica Partridge is something to behold. She just won’t leave well enough alone. With one small article, she managed to 1) not judge anyone 2) be honest about her own behavior and how she had decided to change 3) take responsibility for how her actions might negatively impact someone else She didn’t…
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Why Christian Kids Should Save Kissing (and other things) for Marriage.
Get a group of Christian teens together and sooner or later the subject of all things physical prior to marriage is going to surface . . . What should you tell them? “How far should we go?” or “Is kissing okay?” Here’s what’s not okay when it comes to the subject of premarital anything: Parents…
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Why Jesus is Not a Good Man
Just about anyone will tell you that Jesus was a good man, even avowed atheists. It’s the Jesus everyone is comfortable with – the good guy, the great teacher, the wise philosopher, the warm, fuzzy, nice guy Jesus who looks on my life (no matter what I’ve been up to) and smiles with the concern…
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How Art and Nature Make People Intelligent
What do art museums, photography contests, and finger paintings have in common? Creators – the people who brought into existence the piece on display. It’s pretty straightforward. You’ll never hear someone looking at the child’s finger painting display asking, “Isn’t this amazing? I wonder how this got here?” And then offering every possible theory as…
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Jesus Isn’t Offensive, Only Christians Are . . . Right?
When you are “The Rock of Offense” you’re bound to get up a few noses. And, He did. The religious establishment of the day hated Jesus so much they purposed to kill Him at the earliest possible moment. If you make the powerbrokers so angry they’re determined to kill you . . . that’s pretty…
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