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Do Modest Men Get a Raw Deal?

You know you gotta read a story with a headline like “Why Modest Men Get the Brush-Off from Women.” And not only from women, says the Daily Mail: Employers, too. The gist of it is that modest men are considered “too weak” by women and employers alike. …

Breaking Down Love at First Sight

  A few days I wrote about chemistry. A lively discussion ensued. What is chemistry? Is it a purely worldly idea? Is it needed in courtship? Does it come after you tie the knot? There were a variety of opinions on the subject. So now in the next i …

Dear Overweight Woman

And you are dear. I’ve been overweight and I’ve been the ideal weight, and I know the frustration and discouragement and agony that attends the former. But do not despair. There is hope. The overweight believer has just as much reason to hope for marri …

‘How Church Shopping Is Polarizing the Country’

That’s the title of a recent column on CNN’s Website. I think the title’s somewhat misleading, but we’ll get to that in a moment. First, we’ll get to the substance of the column. “In the ’60s, those showing up in church on Sunday might have represented …

Upping the Stewardship Ante

I’ve always believed in the call to be stewards of God’s creation, but my ideas were solidified when I heard E. Calvin Beisner speak while a student at Summit Ministries. He was speaking about economics and the environment and I realized part of my dut …

It’s Not His Fault

News flash! President Obama did not cause the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I repeat: It is not the president’s fault! In light of Matt’s blog about the spill, particularly the lesson on unintended consequences, I think it’s important to point out t …

Get a Better Career

In “5 Steps to a Better Career” David Kinnaman of the Barna Group gives advice to young workers on cultivating career contentment. Kinnaman starts by relating an interaction he had with a Gen Y worker at his office. During their meeting, the young man …

5 Questions in 5 Minutes

Tomorrow around 12:35 PM (MT), Candice Watters is going to answer as many questions as possible in five minutes. But for the sake of titling the segment with a catchy name, we’re going to call it “5 Questions in 5 Minutes”. And in case you’ve just stum …

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