At my church we recently celebrated All Saints Day, understanding “saints” not as extraordinary Christians but as all who are in Christ, in this world and the next. Among the hymns was one especially lovely I’d rarely heard, “We Sing for All the Unsung …
Jenny (not her real name) is a 31-year-old nursing student in Grand Rapids, and she’s got bills to pay. So she posted an ad on her church bulletin board for a Christian roommate to share her house. Makes perfect sense, right? The next part doesn’t. Som …
The other day, while reading Culture Making for one of my classes, I came across a quote that I can’t quite get out of my head: “The world needs less philosophers and more plumbers!” I guess to help you make sense of the quote, I should give some backg …
In her article “Pursuing Singleness” Stacey Margarita Johnson talks about why she has chosen celibate singleness for the past six years. As part of her argument for her unorthodox lifestyle choice, she brings up some classic singleness passages: While …
Not too long ago I took my son, Joshua, Grand Maven of All Things Star Wars, to the Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando. As you probably know, many an artifact of popular culture has an enthusiastic following that sometimes comes together at huge conven …
James and I had already walked down the aisle together 23 years ago. Last October, we did it again. Let me explain. For two people only in their mid- and late twenties, James and I have a long history together, one that journeys through — and even pre …
In the mornings, I often have my radio tuned to a local Christian radio station. One of the downsides of this particular station is that they overplay their music. As a result, I have become familiar with a song by the new group Abandon called “Hero.” …
Chelsey bravely opened a real can of worms with her post about health care. I had prepared a long response for the comments section, but I figured it would be easier to put it all here in a blog post. Here’s the basic scoop: Anything from Michael Moore …
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