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Dancing For God

Recently, Barbara Nicolosi Harrington, a Hollywood screenwriter and professor at Pepperdine University, delivered a lecture at Focus on the Family on Christianity and the arts. She offered this definition of art: Art is something constructed that delig …

Don’t You Folks Ever Read Your Bibles?

That was a famous quote from Dr. John G. Mitchell, the founder of the Bible college I attended. Although he first began asking that question in the 1950s, it seems it applies even more to the Christians of today. In “Why Johnny Can’t Read the Bible,” C …

Are You a Creature of Habit?

I just got back from my first weekend trip in a long time, visiting old friends and new family (my cousin’s twins, whose faces I just gotta share with the world): I had a great time, but it was an adjustment. I’m a creature of habit for the most part. …

What Motivates You to Exercise?

I opened my eyes at the break of dawn this morning and the first thought that ran through my head was that I should get up and hit the treadmill. (It’s been a few days since I’ve exercised.) I ended up rolling over and going back to sleep for another 4 …

It’s All Greek to Them

  It was late at night in a dodgy neighborhood of Athens, Greece. I argued with a cab driver who clearly wanted to be rid of his irksome passenger and call it a night. I’d arrived at the Athens train station after midnight after a long ferry and t …

So-Called ‘Female Porn’

One of my pet peeves is when people imply, with no qualifications, that chick flicks are female pornography. This morning I came across a piece over on Relevant magazine that seems to promote this idea, “The Dangers of Emotional Pornography.” In the he …

Getting Past Procrastination

I have dozens of good ideas each week — at times, each day. But only a small percentage of them ever come fruition. Why? Well, I’m busy (I mean, Facebook needs to be updated and laundry needs to be done). But another main barrier is procrastination. W …

Outreach or Pandering?

When I was Boundless editor about eight years ago, my favorite compliment we got came from a secular, liberal-leaning site. They praised us for running thoughtful articles for a young audience instead of making embarrassing efforts to sound young, as m …

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