“I just need to find some balance in my life.” If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a million times. It’s a favorite mantra for busy Christian suburbanites in their search for the Holy Grail of a well-lived life. But aiming for balance is wrong. Dead wrong. It’s a bad criterion for life because […]
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Stephen King, in his introduction to The Stand, writes on the effect a movie has on the audience’s imagination when they later read the book, especially in how it impacts their view of the characters. King’s keenly articulates one big reason behind my general practice of not watching the cinematic version of a book I
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It’s pretty clear, America has reached a tipping point concerning Christianity. No longer is the Judeo-Christian worldview the dominant ideology or majority perspective of Americans. The Pew Research Center reports that the number of citizens who do not identify with any religion (otherwise known as the ‘Nones’) continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth
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