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National Day of Prayer: What Is It?

The annual National Day of Prayer has been in the news a lot lately: rumors that the President was canceling it, a U.S. District Judge ruled that it’s unconstitutional, NDP Honorary Chairman Franklin Graham was disinvited from the Pentagon’s prayer ser …

Surprise Proposal a Thing of the Past?

I started dating my husband Kevin in March, 2009, and by April we knew we wanted to get married. We talked about how we couldn’t get engaged until after his brother’s wedding in May and discussed how fall seemed like the ideal time for a wedding. So it …

It’s Magic

Bookstores routinely have sections with labels like “Metaphysics” or “Paranormal.” Walking through Borders a few hours ago, though, I saw they not only had that section, but another, good sized section next to it: “Magical Studies.” There’s something t …

Hanging Up the Hook-ups

You don’t have to be a Christian to believe hooking up can have devastating effects on your mind and body. But for some, it takes experiencing it to come to the point where it’s not a option anymore. That’s what happened to Vanderbilt student Frannie B …

Is It OK To Make Fun of Christians?

The other day, Kevin and I listened to a sermon by a well-known pastor. We were heading to Denver to visit my grandmother on a Sunday morning, so I downloaded the first one that looked interesting off of the pastor’s church website. This particular pas …

Engagement Stories: Daniel & Lyra

Daniel and I met in November of 2004. He had just come back from his last tour in Iraq and happened to be hanging out with some of my best friends. We met at a local restaurant while I was on an hour break from one of my college classes. He was sitting …

Dad’s Dating Advice

Today I was deleting some old e-mails and found one my Dad had sent me several years ago. At the time, I was about to go on a first date with a guy I’d met at church. From the e-mail: Mom told me about this gentleman. He sounds like a good guy. It is a …

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