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The Faith of Our Fathers

How do your mom and dad talk about faith with you as a young adult? Is it an integral part of your relationship with them or are they more hands-off, not wanting to push their beliefs on you? Whatever the dynamic in your family, studies show that paren …

Toy Stories

I just saw the latest Toy Story. No details, but a general comment: This is the rare series that’s just as enjoyable even on the third installment as it was in the first two, and if anything, more moving. Beyond their wonderful cleverness (I’d love to …

Are Singles Paralyzed By Too Many Choices?

Have you ever gone into an ice cream store that has dozens of flavors only to spend a ridiculously large amount of time deciding on … chocolate? Such a store can be overwhelming. According to one author, a similar phenomenon may be keeping singles fr …

When Lightning Strikes

If you haven’t heard about that 60-foot Jesus statue that was hit by lightning, you must’ve been on media blackout the past few days. The story’s been everywhere. Many of the reporters could barely contain their snickers. The subtext was obvious: “Take …

Mid-Year Review

Can someone tell me how we’re already half way through 2010? I know someone out there will probably remind me that there is thing called time that is broken down into these segments called days, weeks and months, and the passage of those blocks is how …

A Short ‘How’ and ‘What’ of Church Searching

Dan Phillips of Pyromaniacs blog has a common-sense post about finding a church. He lists 17 tips but here are my favorites assuming most Christians know what they’re looking for. Pray, committing yourself to attending a church; and attend somewhere wh …

Stuff You Never Knew Before (Scripture Edition)

My mind takes random turns, to put it mildly. Case in point: Today, while driving, I was thinking about Balaam’s donkey. You may know the biblical account, starting in Numbers 22. Balaam is a mystic retained by Balak, King of Moab, to place a curse on …

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