Monthly Archives: October 2012
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Why My Kids Might Go Trick-or-Treating, & Why They Might Not
Can Halloween, in some contexts, be something that prevents us from building relationships with people? Yes. In other contexts, can it be something...
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Why My Kids Did Not Go Trick-or-Treating
Halloween is upon us, and even though our kids are young adults now, I am reminded of autumns past when we did not celebrate Halloween. It is...
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Why I Let My Kids Go Trick-or-Treating
Halloween is one of those issues that leaves intelligent, godly people firmly disagreeing with one another. Some Christians will dress up their...
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Book of the Month: Truth & Transformation
Yesterday I posted on the economic effects of sin, and I cited a couple of examples from Vishal Mangalwadi’s book Truth & Transformation....
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Sin Is Expensive
A couple days ago, I blogged about Craigslist’s faulty theological foundation. Basically, Craig Newmark built Craigslist on the belief that...
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Wilco’s Musical Savior
I recently saw Wilco play at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s fascinating to hear the way other people respond to music that has become meaningful...
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Craigslist’s Faulty Theological Foundation
Craigslist is a great idea. Yard sales are so random, you have to be in the right place at the right time, and you never know what you’re going...
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Does Excellence Have a Place in the Church?
Earlier this year, a century-old fresco of Jesus was deteriorating on the wall of a Roman Catholic church in Spain. This was more than one parishioner,...
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The Biblical Side of Once Upon a Time
A stereotypical fairytale begins with the words, “Once upon a time.” When we hear these words, something triggers in our brains that tells...
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The Biblical Side of Happily Ever After
A stereotypical fairytale ends with the words, “And they lived happily ever after.” Discerning readers/viewers throw up in their mouths a...