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Did That Christian Just Call Your Child a DOG?
Those of you who have lived with, or through, a fifteen-year-old girl know that adolescents of this age generally fight self-esteem issues. Call it hormones, peer pressure, society, or fat days,...
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Megachurch Rock Star Pastors
In our younger years, the Norwegian Artist and I bicycled through small-town America, and for housing, we often asked a local church if we could camp in their basement. Encountering everything from...
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Mindless, Meaningless Phrases We Repeat
Life in the world of men consists of partial statements, misinformation, disinformation, and 95 percent of the truth mixed in with 5 percent of the lie, and the winner of the game is the one who...
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The Dumbing Down of America Marches on
I have a friend who worked for the medical publication industry — which creates articles and circulars that enjoin: “Get your flu shot and eat those veggies!” Reading is a critical activity in which to...
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Is Following Jesus Easy?
Following Jesus — while it is truly the only way to find peace and contentment on this contentious planet of ours — is not easy, and while many Christians try to convince themselves that they’re on the...
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It’s Easy to Doubt That God Hears Our Prayers
We’ve all had days when we wish that we were back in bed, before we even climb out of it. Not long ago, I faced a situation — not a major one, but not so minor that it wouldn’t add its weight of stress...
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Does Leaving Church Mean Leaving Our Friends?
For many people, the one thing that stands between their leaving a church situation that is not working for them, or staying within and being unhappy, is friendship. Friends come in all shapes, ages,...
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“I’m Not Sick — I’m Righteous”
Years ago, I was at a church family camp function when a person new to the congregation sidled gently to my side and began chit chatting. Abruptly, she then said, It’s easy to dress ourselves up...
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